§ Mr.Rookerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 22 December 1983, Official Report, column 375, regarding taxation as a percentage of gross domestic product, whether he will estimate the figure for 1984.
§ Mr.Rookerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 13 February, Official Report, column 74, regarding income tax bands, if he will estimate the figures for 1984–85
§ Mr.Rookerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 15 February, Official Report, column 198, regarding income tax and social security contributions, if he will provide the same information for all European Economic Community countries, and if he will also include figures for a level of earnings of £4,000.
§ Mr.Tim Smithasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the real increase in taxes on expenditure of £9.2 billion between 1978–79 and 1984–85 is attributable to changes in the rates of these taxes; and what proportion is attributable to changes in the amounts of expenditure for which the taxes are levied.
§ Mr. Moore[pursuant to his reply, 26 April 1984, c. 605]: About two-thirds of the real increase in taxes on expenditure between 1978–79 and 1984–85 is due to increase in rates of taxes, as measured by the increase in the ratio of these taxes to consumer expenditure, and about one-third to real increases in consumer expenditure.
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§ Mr.Tim Smithasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the estimated yield from all sources of taxation for 1983–84 revalued at 1984–85 prices; and what was the comparable yield in 1978–79 revalued at 1984–85 prices.
§ Mr. Moore[pursuant to his reply, 26 April 1984, c. 605]: The estimated total yield from taxes, local authority rates and national insurance contributions in 1983–84 is £123.5 billion in 1984–85 prices: the yield in 1978–79 similarly revalued was £105 billion.