HC Deb 02 March 1983 vol 38 cc165-6W
Mr. Lee

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1945 the average amount of tax and national insurance contributions paid per household and per capita, respectively, in the United Kingdom (a) in money terms and (b) in real terms, with 1981=100.

Directors of Britannia Building Society
Name Year of Birth Date of Appointment Business Occupation Membership of Professional Bodies
Sir Hubert Newton 1904 Before 1 October 1960 Building Society Chairman FRICS, FCBSI
The Hon. Peter Algernon Strutt 1924 1 May 1974 Company Director
Norman Cowburn 1920 21 April 1977 Building Society Executive FCIS, FCBSI

Mr. Ridley

The available information is as follows:

United Kingdom taxes on income* and national insurance contributions (excluding employers' contributions) paid
Year (a) at current prices (b) at constant‡ 1981 prices
per household per capita per household per capita
£ £ £ £
1946 n.a. 23 n.a. 235
1947 n.a. 22 n.a. 222
1948 n.a. 23 n.a. 215
1949 n.a. 24 n.a. 223
1950 n.a. 25 n.a. 220
1951 93 27 762 225
1952 94 28 707 209
1953 92 27 667 199
1954 97 29 695 210
1955 105 32 715 216
1956 112 34 733 224
1957 121 37 760 234
1958 132 41 807 250
1959 137 43 828 259
1960 148 47 886 280
1961 165 53 956 305
1962 180 57 1,000 320
1963 182 59 996 323
1964 200 65 1,056 344
1965 233 76 1,177 385
1966 255 84 1,238 408
1967 276 91 1,306 433
1968 308 103 1,396 466
1969 340 114 1,461 491
1970 373 126 1,507 508
1971 412 140 1,518 515
1972 427 146 1,469 502
1973 493 170 1,553 535
1974 642 223 1,744 607
1975 903 316 1,976 692
1976 1,042 369 1,957 592
1977 1,096 390 1,775 632
1978 1,162 418 1,740 625
1979 1,307 472 1,725 623
1980 1,553 566 1,738 633
1981 1,762 645 1,762 645
* For years prior to 1970, payments by the personal sector; thereafter, payments by households.
† The current price figures have been converted using the general index of retail prices.