§ Mr. Scott-Hopkinsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give for each of the last three years the total amount of direct tax paid by individuals which was deducted at source; and if he will show this as a proportion of the total amount of direct tax paid by individuals.
§ Mr. Harold LeverThe estimated net amounts of income tax deducted at source borne by individuals in the years in question are given below. They are also50W expressed as percentages of the total direct tax—comprising income tax, surtax, special charge, capital gains tax and estate duty—paid by individuals:
£m. Per cent. 1966–67 3,100 77.0 1967–68 3,450 77.3 1968–69 3,975 76.7