Taxation on Capital, Scotland

HC Deb 24 January 1969 vol 776 c201W

Mrs. Ewing

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total of receipts from taxation on capital attributable to Scotland in 1967–68.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

The amount of death duties and capital gains tax collected in Scotland was about £37 million in 1967–68. This figure can be taken to represent the amount paid by residents in Scotland.