Gross National Product

HC Deb 29 October 1979 vol 972 c431W

Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the

TAXES AS A PERCENTAGE OF GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT AT FACTOR COST IN 1977
	Direct taxes	Indirect taxes	Taxes on capital	Total taxes	Social security contributions	Total taxes and social security contributions
West Germany	15.4	14.0	0.1	29.4	15.8	45.2
Italy	10.2	12.8	0.1	23.1	14.8	37.9
France	9.4	15.5	0.2	25.1	18.6	43.8
Belgium	18.7	13.0	0.4	32.1	14.0	46.0
Austria	13.7	19.9	0.1	33.7	12.1	45.8
Netherlands	17.8	13.8	0.2	31.8	19.9	51.7
Republic of Ireland	12.9*	22.1*	0.2*	35.3*	7.8*	43.1*
Denmark	NA	20.9	0.2	NA	NA	NA
Sweden	27.8	18.2	0.1	46.2	15.6	61.8
Norway	19.3	22.0	0.1	41.4	15.3	56.6
United Kingdom—
1977	17.0	15.6	0.3	32.9	7.5	40.5
1978	16.3	15.7	0.3	32.3	7.0	39.3
* Percentages relate to 1976
Sources:
United Kingdom: National income and expenditure 1979 edition, adjusted to international definitions.
Other countries: National accounts of OECD countries 1960–77, supplemented by data on taxes on capital from revenue statistics of OECD member countries 1965–78.