Gross Domestic Product

HC Deb 11 June 1980 vol 986 c201W

Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish figures showing, for each of the following

PERCENTAGES OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AT FACTOR COST IN 1978
				United Kingdom	France	Germany (Federal Republic)
Taxes on personal incomes	…	…	…	13.0	5.9	12.7
Social security contributions :
Employers' contributions	…	…	…	4.2	13.3	7.8
Employee's contributions	…	…	…	2.6	4.3	6.4
Total*	…	…	…	7.0	18.8	14.5
Value added tax†	…	…	…	3.4	9.4	5.9
Taxes on corporate income	…	…	…	2.8	2.1	2.3
* Including contributions by the self-employed and non-employed.
†Percentages relate to 1977, as 1978 estimates are not available for France or Germany (Federal Republic). For the United Kingdom, the 1978 figure is 3.5.

Sources : United Kingdom : latest estimates supplied to OECD.

France and Germany (Federal Republic): OECD Revenue Statistics 1965–78 and National Accounts of OECD countries 1950–78 Volume 1.