27. Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs what percentage of the costs of manufacturing industry was taken up by wages and salary payments, and local and national taxes, respectively, in the most recent annual period for which figures are available; and if he will give the comparable figures for each of the previous five years.
Mr. Alan WilliamsThe estimated proportions in 1963 were,
Wages and salaries … 36.7 per cent. Taxes … 2.1 per cent. They relate to total sales by manufacturers other than to one another as materials for further processing. The figure for taxes includes taxes paid on materials, and local authority rates.
Corresponding estimates are not available for other years.