HC Deb 04 October 1909 vol 11 cc1811-2W
Mr. BOWLES

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can state, in continuation of the statement in the Report of the Inland Revenue Commissioners, 1898, page 137, the capital value whereon Death Duties were paid in each of the financial years 1898–9 to 1908–9, both inclusive, in respect of free personalty in the United Kingdom paying Estate Duty, free personalty in the United Kingdom paying Probate and Inventory Duty, the total of free personalty, personalty paying Account Duty, other personalty in the United Kingdom paying Estate Duty, foreign personalty paying Estate Duty, and the total personalty?

Mr. LLOYD-GEORGE

submitted the following table:—

1893–1899. 1899–1900. 1900–1901. 1901–1902. 1902–1903. 1903–1904. 1904–1905. 1905–1906. 1906–1907. 1907–1908. 1908–1909.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Free Personalty in United Kingdom paying Estate Duty 173,116,000 195,945,000 179,038,000 180,217,000 177,083,000 183,094,000 180,442,000 188,438,000 210,323,000 198,142,000 194,594,000
Probate and Inventory Duty 3,556,000 3,026,000 2,785,000 2,870,000 2,124,000 2,134,000 2,029,000 2,592,000 2,036,000 1,509,000 1,656,000
Total 176,672,000 198,971,000 181,823,000 183,087,000 179,207,000 185,228,000 182,471,000 191,030,000 212,359,000 199,651,000 196,250,000
Personalty paying Account Duty 394,000 260,000 149,000 319,000 212,000 133,000 114,000 105,000 132,000 146,000 57,000
Other Personalty in United Kingdom paying Estate Duty 21,544,000 21,349,000 23,169,000 21,648,000 27,766,000 21,174,000 22,758,000 22,209,000 22,324,000 22,556,000 21,425,000
Foreign Personalty paying Estate Duty 4,141,000 13,468,000 3,287,000 9,141,000 6,299,000 3,878,000 4,045,000 4,984,000 6,545,000 4,059,000 4,077,000
Total Personalty 202,751,000 234,048,000 208,428,000 214,195,000 213,484,000 210,413,000 209,388,000 218,328,000 241,360,000 226,412,000 221,809,000

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