§ Mr. Roperasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he intends to bring forward legislation to seek to implement the recommendations in the Crowther Committee on Consumer Credit relating to credit unions.
FISCAL RECEIPTS CONTRIBUTED BY VARIOUS HEADS AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL TAX RECEIPTS (INCLUDING SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS) IN 1974 Belgium Denmark France National Local National Local National Local Hydrocarbon Oils … … 3.7 — 2.0 — 4.1 — Tobacco … … 1.3 — 3.3 — 1.3 — Alcoholic Drink … … 1.1 — 3.2 — 1.0 — Spirits … … 0.5 — 1.1 — 0.8 — Wine … … 0.1 — 0.3 — 0.1 — Beer … … 0.5 — 1.8 — 0.1 — Other Excises … … 0.4 — 1.4 — — — Other Indirect Taxes … … 23.7 — 22.4 3.9 29.9 3.9 Direct Taxes … … 34.6 3.8 37.3 25.2 20.1 0.9
Germany Ireland Italy National Local National Local National Local Hydrocarbon Oils … … 4.3 — 6.3 — 7.8 0.1 Tobacco … … 2.4 — 7.1 — 2.6 0.2 Alcoholic Drink … … 1.3 — 101 — 0.5 — Spirits … … 0.9 — 4.5 — 0.4 — Wine … … 0.1 — 0.3 — — — Beer … … 0.3 — 5.3 — 0.1 — Other Excises … … — — 1.7 — 0.2 — Other Indirect Taxes … … 19.7 4.7 22.3 — 23.4 11 Direct Taxes … … 30.3 3.6 32.5 8.4 20.5 1.9 688W
Luxembourg Netherlands United Kingdom National Local National Local National Local Hydrocarbon Oils … … 3.5 — 2.9 — 5.2 — Tobacco … … 1.6 — 1.3 — 4.3 — Alcoholic Drink … … 1.0 — 1.1 — 3.7 — Spirits … … 0.4 — 0.7 — 1.9 — Wine … … 0.2 — 0.1 — 0.4 — Beer … … 0.4 — 0.3 — 1.4 — Other Excises … … 0.4 — 0.4 — 1.2 — Other Indirect Taxes … … 15.2 6.4 18.7 1.2 13.2 — Direct Taxes … … 39.0 4.5 34.6 0.2 43.8 10.1
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesI have written today to the Secretary of the Credit Union League of Great Britain, inviting him to enter into discussions on the possibility of providing a more satisfactory legislative framework in which credit unions might operate within the legislation proposed in today's White Paper on Licensing and Supervision of Deposit-Taking Institutions.