§ 7. Mr. Martenasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much wages have risen since 1966 compared with dividends on ordinary shares.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettBetween 1966 and 1973 the nation's wage and salary bill increased by about 85 per cent., whilst payments of dividends on ordinary shares, adjusted to a comparable basis in both years, rose by about 30 per cent.