§ 56. Mr. G. Campbellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate, for the latest financial year for which figures are available, of the total amount collected in taxation in Scotland and of the total of grants, subsidies and other financial assistance received in Scotland from the Exchequer.
§ Mr. DiamondIn 1966–67 central Government expenditure in Scotland, so far as this can be separately identified, was about £770 million. But this figure does not include any apportionment of expenditure on military defence, external relations, railway deficit grant and other
Dividends paid on ordinary shares* Wages and salaries per head† Retail price index Production per person employed‡ 1962 … … -½ +4½ +4½ +½ 1963 … … +8 +4½ +2 +3½ 1964 … … +20½ +6½ +3½ +4½ 1965 … … +13½ +6 +5 +2 1966 … … -3½ +6 +4 +1 * No adjustment has been made for changes in the amount of ordinary capital, information on which is not available. † Total wages and salaries divided by average of quarterly figures of numbers of employees in employment. ‡ Average of income, expenditure and output estimates of gross domestic product at constant prices related to average of quarterly figures of total employment, including armed forces.