§ Mr. Ridsdaleasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the present total taxation, on income, on expenditure including rates, and on social security contributions, respectively, as a percentage of national output, and state how this compares with the taxation in the United States, of America, Belgium, Italy, the
TOTAL TAXES AND CONTRIBUTIONS AS PERCENTAGE OF GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT AT FACTOR COST Total taxes and contributions Taxes on income Taxes on expenditure including rates Social security contributions United Kingdom 1964 … … 32.3 12.1 15.3 5.0 1965 … … 34.6 13.0 16.1 5.4 United States 1964 … … 29.7 14.7 10.3 4.8 Belgium 1964 … … 32.1 9.4 13.7 9.0 1965 … … 33.4 10.1 13.7 9.7 Italy 1964 … … 35.8 7.3 15.5 13.0 Netherlands 1964 … … 35.8 13.6 11.0 11.1 1965 … … 37.6 14.1 11.1 12.4 West Germany 1964 … … 40.3 12.7 16.4 11.2 1965 … … 39.6 12.0 16.4 11.3 France 1964 … … 44.8 7.5 21.0 16.3 1965 … … 45.5 7.9 20.8 16.8