§ 43. Mr. Loveridgeasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the national income for each of the past 10 years, together with the proportions of the national income taken by taxation, rates, and all other forms of local and national charges, together with an estimate of the figures for the current year.
§ Mr. HigginsThe information for the last 10 years is as follows:
Percentage of National Income National Income Central Government Taxes* Rates National Insurance etc. Contributions† and other Charges (£m.) 1962 … 23,372 28.6 3.9 5.4 1963 … 24,873 27.0 4.1 5.6 1964 … 26,885 26.7 4.1 5.8 1965 … 28,710 28.0 4.3 6.2 1966 … 30,174 29.8 4.6 6.2 1967 … 31,807 31.2 4.6 6.2 1968 … 33,550 34.1 4.6 6.8 1969 … 35,336 37.2 4.7 6.7 1970 … 38,587 38.1 4.7 7.3 1971 … 43,265 35.2 4.8 6.9 * Central Government Receipts from taxes on expenditure. Taxes on Income and Taxes on Capital. †National Insurance Contributions, National Health Contributions and Redundancy Fund Contributions, National Health Service charges and payments for school meals.