HC Deb 27 June 1978 vol 952 cc503-4W
Mr. Knox

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in terms of 1970 constant prices the following information for 1977 (a) total Government revenue from all taxes and (b) total central Government revenue from all taxes per capita.

Mr. Denzil Davies

Estimates expressed in terms of 1970 prices have been made by revaluing current prices figures with the implied deflator for gross domestic product at market prices; the estimates are as follows:

effect on inter-country comparisons of GDP at market prices per head of using the two methods—exchange rates and purchasing power parities (ppp).