§ Mr. Brothertonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the yield per head of population of personal taxes on wealth, capital gains, gifts and inheritance in each of the OECD countries in the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesThe information requested is given in the following table, which relates to the year 1973. Rates of exchange used are those current in the year(1).
£ per head Australia 11 Austria 3 Belgium 6 Canada 6 Denmark 17 Finland 6 France 6 West Germany 7 Greece (2) 4 Ireland 5 Italy 2 Japan 4 Luxembourg 8 Netherlands 8 New Zealand 3 Norway 11 Portugal 1 Spain 3 Sweden 11 Switzerland 38 Turkey (2) — United Kingdom 13 USA 28 (1) The figures are derived from 'Revenue Statistics of OECD Member Countries 1965–1973 ". (2) 1972 figures. (Turkey less than £1 per head.)