National Health Service

HC Deb 30 November 1984 vol 68 cc605-6W

Mr. Pawsey

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of gross domestic product is spent on the National Health Service; and how this compares with 1979.

1984–85 Multiples of Average Earnings
	2/3	75 per cent.	100 per cent.	200 per cent.	500 per cent.
	£ per week at 1978–79 prices	percentage of gross earnings	£ per week at 1978–79 prices	percentage of gross earnings	£ per week at 1978–79 prices	percentage of gross earnings	£ per week at 1978–75 prices	percentage of gross earnings	£ per week at 1978–79 prices	percentage of gross earnings
Single Person
Gross earnings	69.39		78.07		104.09		208.17		520.43
Income tax	14.26	20.6	16.87	21.6	24.67	23.7	57.76	27.7	222.49	42.8

Mr. Peter Rees

The United Kingdom spent 5.6 per cent. of the gross domestic product on the National Health Service in 1983. The corresponding figure for 1979 was 4.8 per cent.