§ Mr. Wyn Robertsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he can give an estimate of the tax contributions of the public and private sectors of industry and commerce in Wales in any recent year of his choice.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonWhile separate figures for the public and private sectors are unobtainable it is estimated that Customs and Excise duties, including protective duties, falling on industry and commerce in Wales in 1973–74 amounted to £70 million. Information on a similar basis of other tax contributions is not available at present, although it was estimated in 1971 that receipts from corporation tax levied in Wales totalled £31 million net of transitional relief in 1968–69.