§ Mr. Pavittasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the annual amount paid by each adult person in direct and indirect taxes and in weekly contributions to the National Health Service.
§ Mr. Harold LeverThe annual amount of taxes and contributions paid by the personal sector in 1966, per head of the population aged 16 and over was as follows:
£ Taxes on income 88 Taxes on expenditure 112 National insurance, health and Redundancy Fund contributions of which: 44 National health contributions 4 Total taxes and contributions 244 NOTE.—Figures of the numbers of adult persons paying the taxes are not available. Tax payments by the personal sector include small amounts paid by life assurance and superannuation funds and private non-profit-making bodies.