§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Chancellor of the Excheqeuer what is the percentage yield from income tax in each of the following countries: the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Germany, France, Holland, Denmark, Belgium, Italy and Japan.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesI assume that the hon. Member is referring to the yield from income tax as a percentage of total taxation. Information in this form is not produced by all the countries named, but the table below shows taxes on persona! incomes as a percentage of total taxation. Figures are for 1973, the latest year for which information is available for countries other than the United Kingdom:
Per cent. United Kingdom … 33.06 United States of America … 33.19 West Germany … 29.24 France … 10.91 Holland … 27.64 Denmark … 51.24 Belguim … 27.96 Italy … 12.33 Japan … 26.81