§ Mr. Higginsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state corresponding totals to those given for employment upon Pay-As-You-Earn, for the number of Inland Revenue employees involved principally in work upon corporation tax, 495W Schedule D income tax, other income tax, surtax, and capital gains tax, respectively, or such information on the allocation of this work as is available.
§ Mr. TaverneBecause of the complex inter-relationship between the various taxes, it has always been recognised that it is difficult to estimate the number of staff employed on particular taxes. The Inland Revenue is engaged on exercises which will put it in a better position to make estimates but it will be some time before the results are available. In the meantime, the following figures give very broadly the number of staff employed on the taxes named:
Corporation tax and Schedule D income tax 15,000 Other income tax (including P.A.Y.E.) 35,000 Surtax 2,500 Capital Gains Tax 2,000 It is not possible to make separate estimates for corporation and Schedule D income tax.
THE FIGURES AT OUT-TURN PRICES ARE: £ million 1959–60 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 Central government 5,013 6,942 7,777 8,458 9,773 of which—current 4,687 6,384 7,133 7,758 8,617 —capital 326 558 644 700 1,156 Local authorities 1,884 3,257 3,624 3,966 4,456 of which—current 1,263 1,967 2,238 2,408 2,542 —capital 621 1,290 1,386 1,558 1,914 Public corporations—capital 880 1,243 1,334 1,646 1,814 Debt interest 1,098 1,396 1,482 1,618 1,835 of which—central government 793 947 971 1,068 1,180 —local authorities 141 337 397 443 495 —public corporations 164 112 114 107 160 8,875 12,838 14,217 15,688 17,878 Figures in this detail at constant prices are not available.