HC Deb 17 July 1978 vol 954 c54W
Mr. MacGregor

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can update the reply given to the hon. Member for Aylesbury (Mr. Raison), Official Report, 9th November 1977, column 127, in respect of any year later than 1975.

Mr. Denzil Davies

Comparable figures for later periods are not yet available. However, for the member countries of the EEC details of the proportions of the gross domestic product at current market prices represented by taxes and by social security contributions, separately and together, in the years 1970–76 are given on page 41 of "Tax Statistics 1970–1976", published by the Statistical Office of the European Communities. These figures are compiled according to slightly different definitions from those used in the OECD national accounts statistics on which the previous answer was based.