Mr. DUNDAS WHITEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give, for the last financial year, the following information: Population at 1911 Census, gross annual value of property assessed under Schedule A of the Income Tax, gross assessment under Schedule D of the Income Tax, gross assessment under Schedule E of the Income Tax, and the estimated amount of Income Tax payable in respect of the foregoing assessments for Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and Dundee, respectively?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEThe figures asked for by the hon. Member, so far as they are available, are given below. Owing, however, to the system of collection at the source these figures do not convey any indication of the tax actually contributed by the population of the various cities referred to:—
—— Population at 1911 Census. Gross Annual Value of Property Assessed under Schedule A of the Income Tax Acts in the year 1911–12. Gross Assessment under Schedule D of the Income Tax Acts in the year 1911–12. Gross Assessment under Schedule E of the Income Tax Acts in the year 1911–12. Estimated Amount of Income Tax Payable for the year 1911–12 in respect of the foregoing Assessments. £ £ £ £ Glasgow 784,496 5,124,581 19,439,242 3,379,894 984,000 Edinburgh 320,318 2,851,649 10,878,669 1,911,308 551,000 Aberdeen 163,891 751,570 1,934,836 345,070 107,000 Dundee 165,004 832,320 2,284,150 392,048 124,000