§ 38. Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer by what percentage the total amount of tax paid has increased since May 1979.
§ Mr. BrittanThe increase in total taxation, including local authority rates and national insurance contributions, between the second quarter of 1979 and the third quarter of 1980—the latest period for which comprehensive data are available—was 26½ per cent. on a seasonally adjusted basis. Money GDP increased by 20 per cent. over the same period so that the proportion of taxes paid in GDP increased by 5.4 per cent.