§ Sir D. NEWTONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the figures, showing the taxation per head of population in the United Kingdom,
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 53.8 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‡ 676.1 117.0 380.4 27.5 1925 or 1925–26 … 15 2 8‡ 702.4 108.4 426.8 29.6 1926 or 1926–27 … 14 11 8‡ 910.2 113.4 394.4 30.0 * Excluding taxation raised by States. † 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. ‡ Excluding Irish Free State.