§ Mr. Masonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what would be the effect on the current United Kingdom policy of expansion in dairying of allowing the free importation of milk into the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe free importation of milk into the United Kingdom would be likely to lower returns to dairy farmers from the liquid milk market, thereby reducing confidence and inhibit-
Taxes on income Taxes on income plus taxes on expenditure Excise duties Employees' social security contributions Per cent Total current account receipts of central Government as a proportion of gross domestic product at factor cost 1973 … 14.4 26.1 1.2 2.7 35.2 1974 … 16.8 28.2 1.2 2.7 38.1 1975 … 17.8 28.8 1.2 2.8 39.2 1976 … 17.1 28.2 1.3 2.8 38.9 1977 … 16.4 28.7 1.2 2.8 39.5 1978* … 15.9 28.5 1.2 2.6 38.6 as a proportion of gross domestic product at market prices† 1973 … 12.7 23.0 1.0 2.4 31.0 1974 … 15.1 25.3 1.0 2.4 34.2 1975 … 16.0 25.9 1.1 2.5 35.2 1976 … 15.3 25.1 1.2 2.5 34.8 1977 … 14.4 25.2 1.1 2.5 34.7 1978* … 13.9 25.0 1.1 2.3 33.8 * Provisional. † Movements in total taxes expressed as a proportion of gross domestic product valued at market prices may reflect changes in the relative shares of direct and indirect taxation. Source: National Accounts.