§ Mr. Knoxasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of total Government revenue in each of the last 10 financial years was represented by the following items: income tax, surtax, corporation tax, capital gains tax, death duties or capital transfer tax, stamp duties, purchase tax or value added tax, duty on alcoholic drink, duty on tobacco, duty on betting and gaming, duty on hydrocarbon oils, protective duties and car tax.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe following is the information: 707W
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As a percentage of total Government Tax Revenue Year Income Tax Surfax Corporation Tax Capital Gains Tax Death Duties† Stamp Duties Purchase Tax/Value Added Tax Alcoholic Drink Tobacco Betting and Gaming Hydrocarbon Oils Protective Duties Car Tax 1965–66 … … 44.2 2.4 — — 3.5 0.9 7.7 7.5 12.2 0.4 9.4 2.2 — 1966–67 … … 35.5 2.7 11.0 0.1 3.3 0.8 7.5 7.5 11.2 0.6 9.7 2.0 — 1967–68 … … 37.6 2.3 11.4 0.2 3.2 1.0 7.4 7.4 10.3 0.7 9.6 2.1 — 1968–69 … … 35.8 1.8 10.6 0.4 3.1 1.0 8.0 6.4 9.1 0.8 9.3 1.8 — 1969–70 … … 35.9 1.9 12.2 0.9 2.7 0.9 8.1 6.3 8.4 0.9 9.6 1.7 — 1970–71 … … 40.6 1.8 11.0 1.0 2.5 0.8 9.0 6.6 8.1 0.9 9.9 1.8 — 1971–72 … … 42.0 2.3 10.0 1.0 2.9 1.1 9.3 6.5 7.3 1.0 9.4 1.8 — 1972–73 … … 40.7 2.2 9.5 1.3 2.9 1.4 8.7 6.8 7.5 1.1 9.8 2.2 — 1973–74 … … 41.0 1.8 12.9 1.8 2.4 1.1 10.6 5.5 6.3 1.1 9.1 2.5 0.7 1974–75 … … 46.3 0.8 12.8 1.7 1.5 0.9 11.3 5.1 6.0 1.1 7.0 2.3 0.6 * Total tax revenue is taken as the sum of Inland Revenue taxes, Customs and Excise duties, motor vehicle duties and selective employment tax (net receipts from all sectors, i.e. after refunds but before premiums). † Negligible capital transfer tax received in 1974–75.