HC Deb 08 December 1927 vol 211 cc1594-5W
Sir D. NEWTON

asked 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.