§ Mr. R. C. Morrisonasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will give details of the amounts and percentages of direct and indirect taxation, respectively, in each financial year from 1930–31?
§ Captain CrookshankFollowing are the figures:
— Direct. Indirect. £000. Percentage. £000. Percentage. 1930–31 462,991 65.77 240,918 34.23 1931–32 482,915 65.88 250,073 34.12 1932–33 442,268 61.00 282,702 39.00 1933–34 427,522 60.29 281,534 39.71 1934–35 424,182 59.82 284,970 40.18 1935–36 440,451 59.57 298,932 40.43 1936–37 466,791 59.71 314,931 40.29 1937–38 511,839 60.78 330,309 39.22 1938–39 561,738 62.63 335,209 37.37 1939–40* 622,293‡ 61.19 394,762 38.81 1940–41† 740,770§ 61.64 460,930 38.36 * Exchequer receipts. † Budget estimate. ‡ Including National Defence Contribution and Excess Profits Tax £26,980,000. § Including National Defence Contribution and Excess Profits Tax £70,000,000.