§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give figures for each year from 1971–72 to 1981–82 of the proportion of total direct and indirect taxation represented by rates.
§ Mr. KingThe available figures are as follows: 49W
Rates as a Percentage of total General Government Taxes on Income and Expenditure (including National Insurance Contributions) United Kingdom 1971–72 to 1980–81 Per cent. 1971–72 10.8 1972–73 11.6 1973–74 11.3 1974–75 10.5 1975–76 10.9 1976–77 10.3 1977–78 10.3 1978–79 10.2 1979–80 9.6 1980–81 10.5 Comparable figures for 1981–82 are not yet available.