Mr. G. JONHSasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much per head per annum is now raised by taxation in Great Britain, France, Italy, United States, and Germany; how much per head per annum was so raised in 1913; what is the expenditure per head per annum by the Government, both local and national, in those countries; and what was such expenditure in 1913?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe subjoined statement gives the latest particulars, so far as available, from Paper No. IV (Revised Edition) presented by the League of Nations to the Brussels Con- 1643W ference, together with the corresponding figures as d sired for 1913. I regret that
TAXATION AND EXPENDITURE PER HEAD. — Unit of Currency Taxation per head. Expenditure per head. 1920. 1913. 1920. 1913. United Kingdom £ 22.1 3.5 29 3.7 France Franc 374.9 84.5 1,127 113.3 Italy Lira 209.8 53.8 591 68.4 United States of America Dollar 53.8 6.8 70 7.4 Germany Mark 474.9 31.3 1,604 52.2