§ Mr. VINCENT KENNEDYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the proportion which the Income Tax assessment on which taxes were contributed by Ireland bears to that of Great Britain for the years 1907–8 and 1908–9?
§ Mr. LLOYD-GEORGEThe statistics of assessments for the year 1907–8 are not yet complete; those for 1908–9 will not be available until next year. The net receipt of tax in the years 1907–8 and 1908–9 has been divided into the "true proportions" contributed by Ireland and Great Britain respectively, and the figures are as follows:—
Year. Ireland. Great Britain. Other Sources. Total. Amount. Per Cent. Amount. Per Cent. Amount. Per Cent. Amount. Per Cent £ £ £ £ 1907–8 … 1,106,000 3.47 30,356,000 95.28 398,000 1.25 31,860,000 100 1908–9 … 1,154,000 3.42 32,149,000 95.37 406,000 1.21 33,709,000 100