§ Mr. Hirstasked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the gross national product is represented by taxes collected by central and local government combined in the United Kingdom; what information he has, through the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, of the comparable per-
— Direct taxes Social Security contributions Indirect taxes Total United Kingdom … 12 4 15 32 Federal Republic of Germany … 11 11 17 39 United States of America … 16 4 10 30 France … 8 11 20 39 Italy … 17 16 33 Japan … 10 10 21