HL Deb 16 January 1979 vol 397 cc939-41WA
Lord VAIZEY

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will update Table 2 of the Royal Commission on the Distribution of Income and Wealth's Report No. 5 (Cmnd. 6999).

Baroness BIRK

The following is the information:

SHARES OF COMPONENTS IN PERSONAL INCOME; 1967 TO 1977
UNITED KINGDOM Percentages of total personal income
Year Income from employment Income from self-employment Income from employment and self-employment Imputed rent of owner-occupiers Rent, dividends and interest received Less interest paid NI and other cash benefits from gen. government Total personal income UK taxes on income(1) plus NI contributions Taxes on expenditure(2) Total taxes plus NI contributions
1967 70.2 8.4 78.6 2.6 11.3 —2.2 9.4 100 17.9 14.1 32.0
1968 69.6 8.6 78.2 2.7 11.2 —2.3 10.1 100 18.7 14.6 33.3
1969 69.3 8.7 78.0 2.8 11.2 —2.4 10.1 100 19.1 15.2 34.3
1970 70.3 8.6 78.9 3.0 10.3 —2.5 10.0 100 19.8 14.7 34.5
1971 70.1 9.2 79.3 3.1 9.8 —2.5 10.0 100 19.5 14.1 33.6
1972 69.6 9.8 79.4 3.3 9.1 —2.7 10.7 100 18.9 13.3 32.2
1973 69.0 10.8 79.8 3.5 10.1 —3.7 10.2 100 19.5 12.9 32.4
1974 69.3 10.1 79.4 3.7 10.3 —3.9 10.3 100 20.9 11.5 32.4
1975 70.8 9.1 79.9 3.6 8.9 —3.2 10.7 100 23.1 11.4 34.5
1976 69.7 9.3 79.0 3.7 9.0 —3.3 11.4 100 23.3 11.3 34.6
1977 68.6 9.3 77.9 3.8 9.4 —3.3 12.1 100 22.3 12.1 34.4

SourceNational Income Blue Book, 1967–77, Tables 4.1, 4.7 and 4.11.

(1) Including additions to tax reserves. Capital gains tax, death duties and other taxes on capital transfers are omitted.

(2) Including customs and excise duties, motor vehicle licence duties, selective employment tax, NI surcharge, stamp duties and local rates allocated to consumers' expenditure.