§ Mr. W. Fletcherasked the Minister of Defence whether he will now make a statement about the possibility of forming a foreign legion of European volunteers and so conserving British manpower; and what consultations he has had on this question with the Minister of Labour and National Service.
§ Mr. AlexanderMy Service colleagues and I have carefully considered the desirability of forming a Foreign Legion but we have concluded that the raising of such a force would not be a satisfactory
PRIVATE INCOME FROM WORK AND PROPERTY BEFORE AND AFTER TAX* Percentages 1938 1946 1947 1948 Before taxes on income Wages … … … 36 38 39 40 Salaries … … … 23 20 20 19 Interest, profits and rent … … … 41 42 41 41 Civilian income from work and property … … … 100 100 100 100 After taxes on income Wages … … … 39 43 45 46 Salaries … … … 24 21 21 20 Interest, profits and rent … … … 37 36 34 34 Civilian income from work and property … … … 100 100 100 100 * The items in this table are identical in definition with those of table 5 of Cmd. 7371. The totals exclude the income of the Armed Forces. The item "rent, interest and profits," like the corresponding item in table 8 of Cmd. 7649, includes professional earnings and income from farming; it also includes the undistributed profits of companies, which as they do not form part of personal income, are excluded from table 8 of Cmd. 7649.