HC Deb 23 November 1926 vol 200 cc222-3W
Mr. PENNY

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the figures showing the taxation per head of population in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and the United States of America for 1913 and for the years 1919–1925, inclusive?

Mr. McNEILL

The following are the figures:

TAXATION PER HEAD.
— United Kingdom. France. Germany.* Italy. U.S.A.*
£ s. d. Francs. Reichmarks. Lire. $
1913 or 1913–14 … … 3 11 4 84.5 31.3 58.8 6.8
1919 or 1919–20 … … 21 14 5 221.1 —‡ 179.3 53.8
1920 or 1920–21 … … 22 0 8 393.2 —‡ 248.7 45.2
1921 or 1921–22 … … 18 1 10 426.9 —‡ 313.9 32.5
1922 or 1922–23 … … 17 8 1† 467.7 —‡ 327.7 28.6
1923 or 1923–24 … … 16 2 5† 522.7 —‡ 373.2 29.7
1924 or 1924–25 … … 15 9 0† 676.1 117.0 390.2 27.5
1925 or 1925–26 … … 15 2 6† 702.4 108.4 449.1 29.6
* Excluding taxation raised by States.
† Excluding Irish Free State.
‡ Owing to the depreciation of the paper mark, the annual returns of tax revenue during the period 1919 to 1924 are of no statistical value.