Selective Employment Tax

HC Deb 18 May 1972 vol 837 cc164-5W

Mr. Knox

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the revenue derived from the selective employment tax in each year since 1966; and what proportion of total revenue this represented.

Mr. Nott

The information is given in the table below:

		Selective Employment Tax*	As percentage of central government tax receipts†
1966	?	299	2.7
1967	?	434	3.5
1968	?	619	4.4
1969	?	808	5.1
1970	?	844	4.7
1971	?	554	2.9
* Total receipts less refunds, including the refund element of premium payments.
†As defined in the national income and expenditure accounts.

Source: Economic Trends, April, 1972, Appendix Table 8.