§ Mr. Craigenasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportions of revenue have been drawn from direct personal taxation and indirect taxation during each of the past six years.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe table below shows the proportion of total central Government tax revenue drawn from direct personal taxation—income tax, surtax and capital gains tax—and the main indirect taxes—Customs and Excise duties, vehicle excise and stamp duties—for the financial years 1970–71–1975–76:
Percentage of Total Revenue Direct Tax Indirect Tax 1970–71 40.0 34.3 1971–72 42.8 36.7 1972–73 42.6 39.2 1973–74 44.6 39.8 1974–75 48.8 36.7 1975–76 55.5 36.4 Source: Annual Abstract of Statistics1976, Table 376.