§ Mr. John Moreasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing in terms of 1976 constant prices for each year since 1945 (a) total Government revenue from all taxes and (b) total central Government revenue from all taxes per capita.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 23rd June 1978; Vol. 952, c. 346], gave the following information:
There is no specific price index for converting Government revenue to a constant price basis. In order to give a rough indication of the changes in revenue in
REVENUE FROM TAXATION AND NATIONAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF 1976 PRICES Government revenue from all taxes and national insurance contributions Government revenue from all taxes and national insurance contributions per capita Central Government revenue from all taxes and national insurance contributions per capita Government revenue from taxes on income and expenditure Government revenue from taxes on income and expenditure per capita Central Government revenue from taxes on income and expenditure per capita £ million £ £ £ million £ £ 1948 … 20,955 419 38 18,191 364 332 1949 … 21,931 436 402 18,549 369 338 1950 … 21,744 430 396 18,700 370 338 1951 … 21,784 431 396 18,874 373 342 1952 … 21,050 415 384 18,426 363 331 1953 … 20,739 408 373 17,968 353 317 1954 … 21,166 414 379 18,340 359 324 1955 … 21,825 426 392 18,867 368 335 1956 … 21,389 416 378 18,504 360 321 1957 … 21,924 424 385 19,062 369 330 1958 … 22,571 435 392 19,113 369 326 1959 … 23,128 443 40 19,492 374 328 1960 … 23,545 448 39 19,815 377 328 1961 … 25,191 476 426 21,019 397 348 1962 … 26,577 498 444 22,157 415 363 1963 … 26,617 496 43 21,864 407 351 1964 … 27,940 517 460 22,934 424 366 1965 … 29,929 551 489 24,562 452 391 1966 … 31,444 575 509 25,940 475 410 1967 … 34,109 621 553 28,432 518 449 1968 … 36,633 664 597 30,348 550 483 1969 … 39,190 708 63 32,610 589 521 1970 … 41,015 739 669 33,906 611 541 1971 … 39,470 708 636 32,624 586 513 1972 … 38,833 695 618 31,426 562 486 197 … 40,978 731 651 32,910 588 507 1974 … 43,997 785 704 35,367 631 549 1975 … 44,090 787 70 35,277 630 548 1976 … 44,567 796 715 35,263 629 549 1977 … 44,715 799 718 35,635 636 555 Source: National accounts estimates.
594Wreal terms the current price values have been revalued to the price level of 1976 by the implied deflator for gross domestic product at market prices. The term revenue from taxes can refer to different measures and some alternatives are shown in the table below. Revenue from all taxes—including local authority rates—and national insurance contributions is the most comprehensive definition—given in columns (1) and (2) Revenue from taxes on income and expenditure only—including local authority rates, but excluding taxes on capital and national insurance contributions—is also given for comparability with answers to earlier Questions— [Vol, 944, c. 271–2] Government revenue is central Government revenue plus local authority rates. Figures for 1945, 1946 and 1947 are not available.