§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a comparison between gross 55W domestic product, income tax and value added tax, for each member state of the European Economic Community for the years 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984.
§ Mr. Peter ReesComparisons between gross domestic product, income tax and value added tax for the years 1981 and 1982 for each member of the EC are given, or can be derived from, 'Revenue statistics of OECD Member Countries 1965–1983', published by the OECD. The publication also contains less detailed, provisional figures for 1983 for all the EC countries except Belgium and Italy. Corresponding data for income tax and value added tax are not yet available for 1984 but some broad comparisons of gross domestic product on a per capita basis, based on OECD provisional estimates, were contained in the answer given to the hon. Member for Gower (Mr. Wardell) on 22 January at column 364.
A copy of the publication is available in the House of Commons Library.