HC Deb 15 May 1978 vol 950 cc70-1W
Mr. Lawson

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the Written Answer to the hon. Member for Blaby on 9th May concerning personal taxation, including national insurance contributions, as a percentage of total central government taxation, if he will provide his best estimates for each of the headings in the table for 1978.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

Forecasts for 1978–79 are given below: they are on

PERCENTAGE OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TAXATION (INCLUDING NATIONAL INSURANCE, ETC. CONTRIBUTIONS) DERIVED FROM
Income tax paid by personal sector Surtax Total taxes on incomes paid by personal sector Employees' national insurance etc. contributions Personal sector payments of income tax, surtax and employees' national insurance etc. contributions
1978–79 36.5 0.0 36.5 7.6 44.1