§ 33. Mr. J. H. Osbornasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much of the national income in 1971 was accounted for by wages, salaries, income from self-employment, rents, interest, and dividends broken down by value and expressed as a percentage; and if he will compare these figures with the position five, 10, 15 20 and 25 years ago, indicating how the income from all forms of saving has changed over this period.
§ Mr. Maurice MacmillanThe information available is given in the table below. Figures for 1946 are not available and those for 1971 are not yet available. The table therefore includes figures for 1948 and 1970. Comprehensive figures for income from savings are not available but the item in the table for rent, dividends and net interest provides a measure of the income from earnings of the personal sector to the extent that these are invested in real estate or financial assets.