HC Deb 15 February 1978 vol 944 cc270-3W
Mr. Knox

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing in terms of 1970 constant prices for each year since 1945 (a) total Government revenue from all taxes, (b) total central Government revenue from all taxes per capita.

Mr. Denzil Davies

There is no specific price index for converting Government revenue to a constant price basis. In

REVENUE EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF 1970 PRICES
Year Total Government revenue from all taxes Total Government revenue from all taxes: per capita Total Central Government revenue from all taxes: per capita
£million £ £
1948 8,518 170 155
1949 8,679 173 158
1950 8,758 173 158
1951 8,821 174 160
1952 8,625 170 155
1953 8,410 165 148
1954 8,577 168 152
1955 8,845 173 157
1956 8,678 169 151
1957 8,961 173 155
1958 8,947 172 152
1959 9,132 175 154
1960 9,247 176 153
1961 9,831 186 163
1962 10,359 194 169
1963 10,238 191 164
1964 10,731 199 171
1965 11,500 211 183
1966 12,150 222 192
1967 13,309 242 210
1968 14,213 258 226
1969 15,255 276 244
1970 15,868 286 253
1971 15,309 275 241
1972 14,751 264 228
1973 15,386 275 237
1974 16,597 296 258
1975 16,585 296 257
1976 16,612 296 259
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.

Mr. Knox

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1945 in terms of constant 1970 prices the average amount of tax and national insurance contributions paid per capita.

Mr. Denzil Davies

There is no specific price index for converting the payments of taxes and national insurance contributions to a constant price basis. In order to give a rough indication of the changes in payments in real terms the current price values have been deflated by the implied deflator for gross domestic product at market prices.

Figures for the years 1948 to 1976 are given in the table below; comparable order to give a rough indication of the changes in revenue in real terms the current price values have been deflated by the implied deflator for gross domestic product at market prices.

Figures for the years 1948 to 1976 are given in the table below; comparable figures for 1945, 1946 and 1947 are not available.

figures for 1945, 1946 and 1947 are not available.

Year £
1948 195
1949 204
1950 201
1951 202
1952 193
1953 192
1954 194
1955 200
1956 196
1957 200
1958 204
1959 207
1960 209
1961 223
1962 233
1963 232
1964 242
1965 258
1966 270
Year £
1967 291
1968 311
1969 332
1970 346
1971 332
1972 327
1973 342
1974 368
1975 370
1976 375

Tax has been taken as central Government receipts of taxes on income, expenditure and capital, and the local authority receipts of rates; national insurance contributions has been taken as receipts under the national insurance, national health and redundancy schemes.

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