§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will list the gross domestic product per head for(a) Wales, (b) England and (c) the United Kingdom for the most recent 10 years;
(2) if he will list the main components of the gross domestic product per head which result in the total for Wales being lower than the total for England and the United Kingdom for the most recent 10 years.
§ Mr. Lamont[holding answer 2 November 1989]: For the latest estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) per head, I refer the hon. Member to "Economic Trends" No. 421, November 1988, page 90. An industrial analysis of
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Income Tax and NICS Payments at Multiples of Average Earnings, 1989–90 Multiples of Average Earnings 0.5 0.75 1 1.5 2 3 4 5 7 10 20 Single Amounts, £ per week Income Tax 21.05 38.27 55.49 89.92 139.27 249.47 359.67 469.87 690.27 1,020.87 2,122.87 NICS 10.46 16.66 22.86 27.74 27.74 27.74 27.74 27.74 27.74 27.74 27.74 Total 31.51 54.93 78.35 117.66 167.01 277.21 387.41 497.61 718.01 1,048.61 2,150.61 Amounts 1988–89 prices Income Tax 19.86 36.10 52.35 84.83 131.39 235.35 339.31 443.27 651.20 963.08 2,002.71 NICS 9.87 15.72 21.57 26.17 26.17 26.17 26.17 26.17 26.17 26.17 26.17 Total 29.73 51.82 73.92 111.00 157.56 261.52 365.48 469.44 677.37 989.25 2,028.88 Percentage of Earnings Income Tax (per cent.) 15.3 18.5 20.1 21.8 25.3 30.2 32.6 34.1 35.8 37.1 38.5 NICS (per cent.) 7.6 8.1 8.3 6.7 5.0 3.4 2.5 2.0 1.4 1.0 0.5 Total (per cent.) 22.9 26.6 28.4 28.5 30.3 33.5 35.2 36.1 37.2 38.1 39.0 Married, no children Amounts, £ per week Income Tax 13.40 30.62 47.84 82.28 127.03 237.23 347.43 457.63 678.03 1,008.63 2,110.63 GDP is given on page 93 of the same article which gives detailed figures for the latest four years; a copy of which is available in the Library. A copy of the information requested on the main components of the gross domestic product for the 10 most recent years has been placed in the Library.