§ 38. Mr. Allan Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the average industrial wage in the United Kingdom compared with all other European Economic Community countries.
§ Mr. Jim LesterThe latest available data are shown in the following table.
It is important to note that, because of differences in definitions and methods of compilation of the statistics between countries, these figures are not fully comparable. Moreover, they do not take account: of differences in taxation and social benefits, and differences in the internal purchasing power of the various national currencies.
should be transferred from the Exchequer to industry, particularly at this time. The TUC accepted the recommendation, but considered that there should be a transitional period. The Government took careful account of these and other representations in determining then-policy on the funding of ITB operating costs.