§ Sir Brandon Rhys Williamsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate for 1950, 1960, 1970 and 1980 the total revenues from income tax and national insurance contributions (a) as percentages of gross national product in each year, and (b) per head of the population at work in each year.
§ Mr. RidleyThe information requested is given in the following table:
Total revenues from income tax and national insurance contributions* as % Gross National Product at market prices £ per head of working population† 1950 13.6 81 1960 12.0 127 1970 15.3 318 1980 16.5 1,499 * excluding National Insurance Surcharge † employees in employment and self employed (full and part-time) Sources: National Accounts
Department of Employment Historical Abstract of British abour Statistics
Annual articles on employment in Economic Trends.