Sir W. D AVI SONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will give, in terms of sterling, the approximate amount of taxation per head of population in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and the United States of America, respectively, on the latest available date?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINFollowing is the information:826W
Taxation per head. £ s. d. United Kingdom. 1936–7 (estimated) 16 3 7 Prance* 1936 (estimated) 12 6 7 Germany† 1935–6 (actual) 11 12 6 Italy‡ 1936–7 (estimated) 6 13 9 United States§. 1936–7 (estimated) 8 11 9 * Net receipts of sinking fund revenues have been taken at the total for 1935. † Including tax certificates to an amount of 7s. 8d. per head. Federal revenues only are included. ‡ Including net receipts from Lottery as a tax. § Federal revenues only are included. The estimate includes the processing taxes, which have been declared unconstitutional since it was framed, and excludes the yield of new taxes now under consideration by Congress. As I have frequently indicated calculations of this kind are an inadequate guide to the true burden owing to the differences between the financial systems of the various countries.