§ Mr. Douglasasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the latest estimates of the proportion of the national income taken by taxation, with a comparison of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries, from information available to him from international sources.
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§ Mr. HigginsFollowing is the information for taxes and social security contributions based on the latest returns to O.E.C.D.
Taxes and social security contributions as a percentage of gross national product at factor cost, 1969 Percentages Belgium … … … 38.1 Denmark … … … 41.6 France … … … 43.1 Germany … … … 41.2 Italy … … … 34.1 Japan … … … 20.7 Netherlands … … … 42.9 Norway … … … 44.8 Switzerland … … … 25.6 United Kingdom … … … 42.0 United States … … … 34.5 The latest figures available for Austria, Canada and Sweden are for 1968 and are as follows:
Percentages Austria … … … … 43.2 Canada … … … … 36.4 Sweden … … … … 48.4