§ Mr. Knoxasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the 271W Official Report a table showing in terms of 1970 constant prices for each year since 1945 (a) total Government revenue from all taxes, (b) total central Government revenue from all taxes per capita.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesThere is no specific price index for converting Government revenue to a constant price basis. In
REVENUE EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF 1970 PRICES Year Total Government revenue from all taxes Total Government revenue from all taxes: per capita Total Central Government revenue from all taxes: per capita £million £ £ 1948 … … 8,518 170 155 1949 … … 8,679 173 158 1950 … … 8,758 173 158 1951 … … 8,821 174 160 1952 … … 8,625 170 155 1953 … … 8,410 165 148 1954 … … 8,577 168 152 1955 … … 8,845 173 157 1956 … … 8,678 169 151 1957 … … 8,961 173 155 1958 … … 8,947 172 152 1959 … … 9,132 175 154 1960 … … 9,247 176 153 1961 … … 9,831 186 163 1962 … … 10,359 194 169 1963 … … 10,238 191 164 1964 … … 10,731 199 171 1965 … … 11,500 211 183 1966 … … 12,150 222 192 1967 … … 13,309 242 210 1968 … … 14,213 258 226 1969 … … 15,255 276 244 1970 … … 15,868 286 253 1971 … … 15,309 275 241 1972 … … 14,751 264 228 1973 … … 15,386 275 237 1974 … … 16,597 296 258 1975 … … 16,585 296 257 1976 … … 16,612 296 259 Central Government revenue from all taxes is taken as receipts of taxes on income and expenditure; Government revenue from all taxes is taken as central Government revenue above plus local authority receipts of rates.
§ Mr. Knoxasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1945 in terms of constant 1970 prices the average amount of tax and national insurance contributions paid per capita.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesThere is no specific price index for converting the payments of taxes and national insurance contributions to a constant price basis. In order to give a rough indication of the changes in payments in real terms the current price values have been deflated by the implied deflator for gross domestic product at market prices.
Figures for the years 1948 to 1976 are given in the table below; comparable 272W order to give a rough indication of the changes in revenue in real terms the current price values have been deflated by the implied deflator for gross domestic product at market prices.
Figures for the years 1948 to 1976 are given in the table below; comparable figures for 1945, 1946 and 1947 are not available.
figures for 1945, 1946 and 1947 are not available.
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Year £ 1948 195 1949 204 1950 201 1951 202 1952 193 1953 192 1954 194 1955 200 1956 196 1957 200 1958 204 1959 207 1960 209 1961 223 1962 233 1963 232 1964 242 1965 258 1966 270
Year £ 1967 291 1968 311 1969 332 1970 346 1971 332 1972 327 1973 342 1974 368 1975 370 1976 375 Tax has been taken as central Government receipts of taxes on income, expenditure and capital, and the local authority receipts of rates; national insurance contributions has been taken as receipts under the national insurance, national health and redundancy schemes.