§ Mr. CECIL WILSONasked the Minister of Health whether he can state for each year since 31st March, 1909, the total expenditure of the local authorities of England and Wales; and the amount of Government contributions included in such expenditure?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe desired particulars are given in the following statement for all the years for which they arc at present available.
Statement showing, for each of the under-mentioned years, (i) the total expenditure of all local authorities in
Exchequer Receipt. Year. Income Tax. Super-tax. Total. Standard Rate of Income Tax. £000. £000. £000. s. d. 1921–22 … … … … 337,027 61,730 398,757 6 0 1922–23 … … … … 314,836 64,209 379,045 5 0 1923–24 … … … … 269,331 60,640 329,971 4 6 1924–25 … … … … 273,836 62,680 336,516 4 6 1925–26 … … … … 259,411 68,510 327,921 4 0