HC Deb 25 October 1966 vol 734 cc135-6W
Mr. Fitt

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the total moneys raised by all forms of taxation in Northern Ireland in each year between 1959–60 and 1965–66.

Mr. Diamond

Most of the increase was attributable to a £65 million rise in the residuary share of the reserved taxes attributable to Northern Ireland. This reflected the general increase between the two years in the yield of Income Tax, Customs and Excise Duty and other reserved taxes. The balance was attributable to payments under the Social Services Agreement being £3 million higher in the later year than in the earlier one, and to loans of £16 million being made to the Northern Ireland government in 1965–66.

Mr. Fitt

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the detailed figures, under the major headings, of payments made by the British Exchequer to Northern Ireland in each year between 1959–60 and 1965–66.

Mr. Diamond

The information is given in the following table:

Mr. Diamond

The information is contained in the following table:

£ million
Year Gross Proceeds of Reserved Taxes attributable to Northern Ireland Proceeds of Transferred Taxes as Published by Northern Ireland Government in Northern Ireland Finance Accounts Total
1959–60 84.8 5.9 90.7
1960–61 97.9 6.2 104.1
1961–62 99.7 6.6 106.3
1962–63 105.1 6.8 111.9
1963–64 115.0 7.6 122.6
1964–65 131.3 7.7 139.0
1965–66 144.8 9.2* 154.0
* Northern Ireland Financial Statement 1966–67.

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