§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, for each decile group in the income distribution, he will publish information showing the amount of taxes paid as a proportion of gross income broken down between (i) direct taxes, (ii) indirect taxes and (iii) all taxes for the most recent year or tax year available; and whether he will also show the average level of gross income in each of the income groups specified.
§ Mr. Peter Rees[pursuant to his reply, 20 December 1984]: Information of this kind based on the 1983 family expenditure survey is published regularly in Economic Trends. The latest article with data for 1982 appeared in Economic Trends number 361 (November 1983). The next article entitled "The Effects of Taxes and Benefits on
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Table 1 Amersham International Associated British Ports (1983) British Aerospace Britoil Cable & Wireless (1981) National Freight Company* COMPANIES Auditors Coopers & Lybrand Price, Waterhouse Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. Thompson McLintock Deloitte, Haskins & Sells Ernst & Whinney Revised Total Fee/Commissions (£'000 including VAT) 1,483 1,827 4,239 11,257 5,374 265 * Share placing with a management and employees consortium. Household incomes 1983" will appear in Economic Trends number 374 (December 1984) to be published in the middle of January 1985.