§ Sir F. Corfieldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total yield of taxation for each of the financial years from 1969–70 to the latest date for which figures or estimates are available, differentiating between the yield from total taxation, on the one hand, and the yield from income tax and surtax on the other.
§ Mr. NottThe figures are as follows:
Total taxation £ million Net receipts from income tax and surtax £ million 1969–70 13,372 5,162 1970–71 13,806 5,980 1971–72 15,154 6,781 1972–73 (Budget Estimate) 15,469 6,998