HC Deb 11 December 1979 vol 975 c571W
Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to his reply to the hon. Member for Norfolk, North, Official Report, 15 November, c. 756, if he will make a similar comparison between gross domestic product, income

ESTIMATES PER HEAD OF TOTAL POPULATION IN 1977
Gross domestic product* Taxes on personal income Value added tax
In local currencies
Italy ('000 lira) … … … 3,064 214 167
Netherlands (Fl) … … … 18,847 2,298 1,391
Belgium (Fr) … … … 282,531 41,148 20,619
Luxembourg (Fr) … … … 279,081 36,356 14,176
Irish Republic (£) … … … 1,686 164 101
Denmark (Kr) … … … 54,282 11,930 4,382
In £ sterling
(a) Based on exchange rates—
Italy … … … 1,990 139 108
Netherlands … … … 4,403 537 325
Belgium … … … 4,520 658 330
Luxembourg … … … 4,465 582 227
Irish Republic … … … 1,686 164 101
Denmark … … … 5,178 1,138 418
(b) Based on purchasing power parities—
Italy … … … 1,971 138 107
Netherlands … … … 2,940 356 216
Belgium … … … 2,971 453 227
Luxembourg … … … 3,006 400 156
Irish Republic … … … 1,702 164 101
Denmark … … … 3,242 716 263
* At market prices.
Source:
GDP—National Accounts ESA Aggregates 1960–77.
Tax data—Revenue Statistics of OECD Member countries 1965–78.