HC Deb 07 March 1972 vol 832 c273W
32. Mr. Marks

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, in the next financial year, he will publish a guide to taxation similar to the booklet on Family Benefits and Pensions issued by the Department of Health and Social Security.

Mr. Patrick Jenkin

The Inland Revenue already publishes a great deal

1948 1951 1956 1961 1966 1970
£ million
National income*. 9,671 11,859 16,845 22,349 30,174 38,745
Income from employment 6,785 8,501 12,267 16,407 22,746 30,252
Income from self-employment* 1,165 1,212 1,506 1,875 2,380 2,854
Rent, dividends and net interest received by personal sector† 1,065 1,086 1,344 2,394 3,501 4,244
Expressed as a percentage of national income
Income from employment 70.2 71.7 72.8 73.4 75.4 78.1
Income from self-employment* 12.0 10.2 8.9 8.4 7.9 7.4
Rent, dividends and net interest received by personal sector† 11.0 9.2 8.0 10.7 11.6 11.0
* After deducting stock appreciation and capital consumption.
† After deducting capital consumption on dwellings; including receipts by life assurance and pension funds and by private non-profit making bodies.

Source: National Income Blue Books and Economic Trends.