HC Deb 05 August 1971 vol 822 cc397-8W
Mr. Iremonger

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what action he has taken to adjust the unemployment benefit payable to the constituent of the hon. Member for Ilford, North, about which the hon. Member has written to him; and if he will investigate the failure of the Valuation Officers' Department of the Greater London Council to ensure payment of this person's national insurance

SPECIFIED TAXES AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL CENTRAL GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS FROM TAXATION*
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Profits tax, excess profits tax etc. … 4.7 5.2 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.8 1.5 0.1 0.1 — —
Income tax … 40.9 41.7 42.5 42.0 40.9 41.8 45.8 36.8 36.3 36.3 37.5
Surtax … 3.2 3.2 3.4 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.8 1.9 1.8 1.8
Purchase tax† … 9.1 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.8 8.0 7.6 7.5 8.5 8.4 8.8
Petrol duties (hydro-carbon oils)† … 7.2 7.8 8.2 8.5 8.9 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.7 9.3
Tobacco duty … 14.7 14.0 13.1 13.3 13.1 12.4 11.4 10.4 9.4 8.9 7.8
Duties on alcohol (beer, wines, spirits) … 7.2 7.2 7.0 7.2 7.8 7.6 7.5 7.3 6.8 6.5 6.2
Corporation tax‡ … — — — — — — — 11.1 10.9 10.0 11.2
S.E.T … — — — — — — 3.3 4.4 5.4 6.1 5.8
Import duties (protective duties and temporary charge on imports) … 2.8 2.5 2.2 2.3 2.9 4.2 3.5 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.7
Betting and gaming duties … 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8
Estate (death duty) … 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.6 4.3 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.3 2.8 2.5
All other taxes … 5.3 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.6 4.4 3.7 4.0 5.3 6.9 6.6
TOTAL … 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
* Taxes on income, expenditure and capital as defined in the national income accounts.
†Purchase tax and duty on hydro-carbon oils are before deduction of export rebates, which are deducted from "all other taxes".
‡After deduction of overspill relief

39. Sir G. Nabarro

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the revenue from all alcoholic beverages, analysed under various types, and revenue from tobacco duty, divided as to

contributions between February and September, 1970.

Mr. Dean

I have been asked to reply.

As I told my hon. Friend in my letter of 19th July, further inquiries are being made in this case, and I will write to him again as soon as possible.