§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has of the relative income of Scottish and English taxpayers in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. NottThe figures for the five latest available years are as follows. They are derived from the annual "Survey of Personal Incomes" carried out by the Board of Inland Revenue and the incomes covered are as defined for tax namely, they only include those incomes above the deduction card limit* which are reviewed for tax purposes.
The allocation of taxpayers to regions and countries was, prior to 1969–70, on the basis of place of assessment but since then it has been on the basis of place of residence. Consequently the figures for the years 1966–67, 1967–68 and 1968–69 are not strictly comparable with those for 1969–70 and 1970–71.
which would otherwise have been smuggled into this country. In 1971, Customs seizures of cananbis and cannabis resin totalled 5,513 lb. Most of the Customs staff engaged on preventive work are concerned with activities against drug smuggling along with their other duties. The number of officers who specialise in activities against drug smuggling was substantially increased at the beginning of this year, and staffing needs are under continual review in the light of developments in this area.
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