§ Mr. Hamiltonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the total amount collected in Income Tax and National Insurance contributions, respectively, in each year from 1950 to 1958 inclusive, and the estimates for the current financial year.
§ Mr. SimonThe figures are as follows:
Financial Year Income Tax Exchequer Receipt Weekly Contributions (National Insurance, Industrial Injuries and National Health Service) £ million 1950–51 … 1,404 430 1951–52 … 1,669 448 1952–53 … 1,736 479 1953–54 … 1,731 515 1954–55 … 1,893 523 1955–56 … 1,943 610 1956–57 … 2,114 630 1957–58 … 2,208 678 1958–59 … 2,322 * 1959–60 … 2,147 … (Estimate) * Note.—The figures for Income Tax relate to the United Kingdom but the figures for weekly contributions cover Great Britain only as Northern Ireland operates separate insurance schemes and health service. Published figures for these contributions in 1958–59 and 1959–60 are not yet available.