Lord CAMPBELL of CROYasked Her Majesty's Government:
What were the amounts in (a) England and Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) Northern Ireland of:
in the years 1970–71, 1971–72 and 1977–78. 1968WA pound rate to the market rate of sterling used for MCA purposes and on 2nd April would imply a devaluation of about 21 per cent.
- (i) local authority rates collected;
- (ii) receipts from Inland Revenue collectors' offices, and
- (iii) estimated Customs and Excise revenue;
§ Lord McCluskeyThe information available is as follows:
£ million Local Authority rates England & Wales Scotland Northern Ireland 1970/71 1,640 193 28 1971/72 1,912 222 32 1977/78 4,687 521 27 Source:1970/71 and 1971/72-Annual abstract of statics
1977/78—"National accounts" Taxes collected by the Inland Revenue England & Wales Scotland Northern Ireland 1970/71 7,563 521 97 1971/72 8,446 557 107 1977/78 20,093 1,488 333 Source: 121st Annual Report of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue.
The above Inland Revenue figures are amounts actually collected in each part of the United Kingdom; the figures do not reflect taxes paid by residents in each part of the United Kingdom, since taxes paid by residents of one part of the country are often collected in another part.
Source: Customs and Excise.
Customs and Excise revenue England & Wales Scotland Northern Ireland 1970/71 4,170 435 115 1971/72 4,710 495 130 1977/78 10,795 1,190 300 The Customs and Excise figures are estimates designed to show the burden of taxation on the residents within each specified region of the United Kingdom.