§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will estimate the 264W total Exchequer receipts attributable to Scotland in 1968–69 and 1969–70 on the basis of the calculations in Table A of the Scottish Budget.
(2) if he will provide details of central Government expenditure in Scotland in 1968–69 and, as projected, in 1969–70, 1970–71 and 1971–72, on the same basis as in Table B of the Scottish Budget.
§ Mr. DiamondA special exercise was mounted to compile the estimates of central Government expenditure and revenue attributable to Scotland in 1967–68. Information has not been compiled in a similar form for 1968–69 and later years.
§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will provide estimates of central Government revenue for 1968–69 and 1969–70 using the same mode of presentation as in Table D of the Scottish Budget.
§ Mr. TaverneThe 1968–69 figures are set out in the following table, but it is not the practice to give estimates in similar detail for the current financial year.
CURRENT RECEIPTS 1968–69 £ million Income Tax 4,345 Surtax 225 Corporation Tax 1,344 Transitional Relief 53 Stamp Duty 125 Hydrocarbon Oil 1,123 Purchase Tax 971 Tobacco and Alcoholic Drink 1,883 Other Customs and Excise 288 Selective Employment Tax 652 Motor Vehicle Duty 393 I.T.A. Advertising Levy and Surplus Receipts 26 National Insurance, etc. 2,190 Gross Trading Surplus 29 Rent 93 Interest on loans to: Local Authorities 247 Public Corporations 478 Nationalised Industries 42 Miscellaneous Receipts 214 Total Revenue 14,615
CAPITAL RECEIPTS Current Surplus 1,994 Taxes on Capital 540 Import Deposits 348 Miscellaneous Capital Transactions 188 Net Borrowing Requirement -273 2,797