HC Deb 22 November 1977 vol 939 cc698-703W
Mr. Knox

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing for each year since 1945 the total Government revenue from all taxes, and the total central Government revenue from all taxes per capita, respectively.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

Figures for the years 1946 to 1976 inclusive are given in the table below; comparable figures for 1945 are not available. Central Government revenue from all taxes is taken as receipts of taxes on income and expenditure; Government revenue from all taxes is taken as central Government revenue above plus local authority receipts of rates.

Year Total Government revenue from all taxes: per capita Total central Government revenue from all taxes: per capita
£ £
1946 67 62
1947 67 61
1948 72 66
1949 75 69
1950 77 70
1951 83 76
1952 88 80
1953 88 79
1954 91 82
1955 97 88
1956 101 90
1957 107 96
1958 111 98
1959 114 100
1960 116 101
1961 127 111
1962 137 120
1963 138 119
1964 149 128
1965 166 144
1966 183 158
1967 205 178
1968 228 200
1969 257 227
1970 286 253
1971 299 262
1972 310 268
1973 347 299
1974 428 373
1975 548 476
1976 632 551

Mr. Knox

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing for each year since 1945 the total Government revenue from income tax and surtax, the total Government revenue from income tax and surtax per household and the

Net receipt of income tax and surtax
£million per household per capita
£ £
1945–46 1,440.9 na na
1946–47 1,231.1 na 25
1947–48 1,288.7 na 26
1948–49 1,460.0 na 29
1949–50 1,551.2 na 31
1950–51 1,534.8 na 30
1951–52 1,811.4 122 36
1952–53 1,882.9 126 37
1953–54 1,849.4 122 36
1954–55 2,008.5 130 39
1955–56 2,083.7 134 41
1956–57 2,289.8 146 45
1957–58 2,381.5 150 46
1958–59 2,483.8 154 48
1959–60 2,397.1 147 46
1960–61 2,618.6 158 50
1961–62 2,943.7 174 56
1962–63 3,004.1 176 56
1963–64 2,928.8 168 55
1964–65 3,272.7 186 61
1965–66 3,886.3 218 71
1966–67 3,480.5 193 64
1967–68 4,052.9 223 74
1968–69 4,574.4 249 83
1969–70 5,162.3 278 93
1970–71 5,979.5 320 108
1971–72 6,780.5 359 122
1972–73 6,818.0 357 122
1973–74 7,444.0 389 133
1974–75 10,457.2 536 187
1975–76 15,149.5 773 270
1976–77 17,075.9 862 305
na—Not available.

Mr. Knox

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing for each year since 1945 the average amount of tax and national insurance contribution paid per family andper capita, respectively, in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

Figures of the average amount of tax and national insurance contributionper capita for the years 1946 to 1976 inclusive are given below; comparable figures for 1945 are not available. No figures are available on a per family basis. Tax has been taken as central Government receipts of taxes on income, expenditure and capital, and the local authority receipts of rates; national insurance contribution has been taken as receipts under the national insurance, national health and redundancy schemes.

Year £
1946 73
1947 75

total Government revenue from income tax and surtaxper capita.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

The available figures are as follows:

Year £
1948 83
1949 89
1950 89
1951 96
1952 100
1953 102
1954 105
1955 112
1956 117
1957 124
1958 131
1959 135
1960 138
1961 135
1962 165
1963 168
1964 181
1965 203
1966 222
1967 246
1968 275
1969 309
1970 346
1971 362
1972 384
1973 432
1974 532
1975 684
1976 798

Mr. Knox

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing for each year since 1945 the proportion of gross domestic product at factor costs and market prices, absorbed by (a) income tax, (b) income tax plus indirect taxes and excise duties, (c) income tax plus indirect taxes and excise duties, (d) excise duties, (e) employee's social security contributions and (f) Government revenue as a whole.

Per cent
Taxes on income Taxes on income plus taxes on expenditure Excise duties Employees' social security contributions Total current account receipts of central Government
as a proportion of gross domestic product at factor costs
1946 19.6 34.4 N.A. 1.0 36.8
1947 16.1 33.3 N.A. 1.3 35.4
1948 15.6 32.1 N.A. 1.6 36.9
1949 16.4 31.6 N.A. 1.9 37.3
1950 15.9 31.0 N.A. 1.9 36.9
1951 15.2 30.2 N.A. 1.7 35.8
1952 15.7 29.4 N.A. 1.7 35.2
1953 14.2 27.1 N.A. 1.7 33.0
1954 13.6 26.5 N.A. 1.6 32.2
1955 13.7 26.6 N.A. 1.7 32.3
1956 12.9 25.3 N.A. 1.6 31.0
1957 13.4 25.5 N.A. 1.6 30.9
1958 13.5 25.2 N.A. 2.1 31.7
1959 13.0 24.7 N.A. 2.0 31.1
1960 12.1 23.7 N.A. 1.9 29.9
1961 12.7 24.3 N.A. 2.1 30.8
1962 13.7 25.4 N.A. 2.3 32.5
1963 12.6 23.8 N.A. 2.4 30.7
1964 12.3 23.8 N.A. 2.4 30.8
1965 13.1 25.1 2.2 2.5 32.6
1966 13.8 25.6 2.2 2.5 33.8
1967 15.1 26.8 1.7 2.5 35.9
1968 15.4 281 1.7 2.6 37.9
1969 16.4 30.0 1.8 2.6 40.4
1970 17.2 30.4 1.7 2.8 41.4
1971 16.0 28.3 1.6 2.6 38.4
1972 14.7 26.4 1.5 2.7 36.3
1973 14.6 26.2 1.2 2.7 35.6
1974 17.0 28.4 1.2 2.7 38.3
1975 17.8 28.7 1.2 2.8 39.0
1976 17.2 28.3 1.3 2.8 39.0
as a proportion of gross domestic product at market prices*
1946 17.3 30.4 N.A. 0.9 32.4
1947 14.1 28.2 N.A. 1.1 31.0
1948 13.7 28.1 N.A. 1.4 32.4
1949 14.5 27.9 N.A. 1.7 32.9
1950 14.0 27.3 N.A. 1.7 32.4
1951 13.3 26.4 N.A. 1.5 31.3
1952 13.9 26.0 N.A. 1.5 31.0
1953 12.5 23.9 N.A. 1.5 29.1
1954 11 .9 23.1 N.A. 1.4 28.1
1955 12.1 23.4 N.A. 1.5 28.4
1956 11.4 22.3 N.A. 1.4 27.3
1957 11.8 22.4 N.A. 1.4 27.3
1958 11.9 22.3 N.A. 1.8 28.1
1959 11.5 21.8 N.A. 1.8 27.5
1960 10.7 21.0 N.A. 1.7 26.6
1961 11.3 21.5 N.A. 1.9 27.4
1962 12.1 22.5 N.A. 2.1 28.7
1963 11.2 21.2 N.A. 2.1 27.2
1964 10.8 20.9 N.A. 2.1 27.1
1965 11.5 22.0 2.0 2.2 28.6
1966 12.0 22.3 1.9 2.2 29.5

Mr. Denzil Davies

Figures for the years 1946 to 1976 are given in the table below; comparable figures for 1945 are not available. The items shown relate to central Government current account receipts as defined in the national accounts. Excise duties are given for the later years only; prior to 1965 they are not separately distinguishable from customs duties.

Per cent
Taxes on income Taxes on income plus taxes on expenditure Excise duties Employees' social security contributions Total current account receipts of central Government
1967 13.1 23.2 1.5 2.2 31.3
1968 13.3 24.2 1.5 2.3 32.7
1969 13.9 25.5 1.6 2.2 34.4
1970 14.6 25.9 1.5 2.3 35.3
1971 13.8 24.4 1.4 2.2 33.2
1972 12.8 23.0 1.3 2.4 31.6
1973 12.9 23.1 1.0 2.4 31.3
1974 15.3 25.5 1.1 2.5 34.4
1975 16.0 25.9 1.1 2.5 35.1
1976 15.3 25.2 1.2 2.5 34.8
* Movements in total taxes expressed as a proportion of gross domestic product valued at market prices may reflect changes in the relative shares of direct and indirect taxation.