§ Mr. Ellis Smithasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the total revenue received from indirect taxation in 1935, 1939, 1949 and 1954; and the percentage of total revenue 66W received from indirect taxation in 1935, 1939, 1949 and 1954.
§ Mr. H. Brooke:The information is as follows:
Financial year Revenue from indirect taxation Indirect taxation revenue as percentage of total revenue £'000 1935–36 … 298,446 39. 6 1939–40 … 394,762 37. 6 1949–50 … 1,512,650 38. 5 1954–55 … 1,865,621 39. 4
§ Mr. Ellis Smithasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he will set out in tabular form the amount of indirect taxation paid on each item, commodity, sport, etc., on which the main income is received from indirect taxation.
§ Mr. H. Brooke:I would refer the hon. Member to Table XIII on pages 24–5 of the Fniacnial Statement (1955–56).