§ Mr. Sproatasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what annual amount is raised through direct taxation, through indirect taxation, through contributions to the National Insurance Fund, and through user charges accruing to the Treasury, 86W all broken down under their main headings, at the latest available date; and what percentage these amounts represent of the total figure accruing to the Treasury.
§ Mr. HigginsFigures for 1969–70 are as follows:
£ million As a percentage of total central government receipts on current account Direct taxation(taxeson income): Income tax 4,905 30.0 Surtax 255 1.6 Corporation tax 1,483 9.0 less Overspill relief -3.7 -0.2 Total 6,606 40.4 Indirect taxation (taxes on expenditure): Beer 450 2.8 Wines and spirits 413 2.5 Tobacco 1,141 7.0 Hydrocarbon oils 1,309 8.0 Protective duties 226 1.1 Purchase tax 1,166 7.1 Motor vehicle licence duties 424 2.6 Selective employment tax 840 5.1 Stamp duties 121 0.7 Other taxes 210 1.3 Total 6,300 38.5 National insurance contributions: Employers' contributions 1,090 6.7 Contributions by insured persons* 997 6.1 Total 2,087 12.8 Charges†: Defence Budget 194 1.2 Health and Welfare 93 0.5 Other programmes 44 0.3 Total 331 20 * Including payments inlieu ofgraduated contributions. † Deducted from expenditure and not included in total receipts. These figures are defined as in the national income and expenditure accounts, which are described in "National Accounts Statistics: Sources and Methods".