HC Deb 27 October 1975 vol 898 c347W
Mr. John Page

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the percentage spent annually from wages and salaries on all items excluding rent.

Mr. Denzil Davies

The report of the Family Expenditure Survey for 1974 shows that household expenditure on rents, rates and water charges were 11.5 per cent. of total expenditure by households responding in the survey; this expenditure on all other items was 88.5 per cent. of total expenditure. The report contains detailed information on the family budgets of many different types of household.