§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the total amount of revenue raised by death duties; and if he will also show this as a percentage of the total revenue.
§ Mr. Peter ReesThe net receipts from estate duty and capital transfer tax charged on death in 1979–80 are shown below together with the percentage of the total revenue they constitute.
1979–80 Estate duty and CTT (death) £408.4 million Percentage of total revenue* 0.65 *Total revenue is taken to be the aggregate of total central government taxation and national insurance contributions.