§ Mr. Rookerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out the proportion of Government revenue derived from capital taxation as a proportion of Government revenue for the years 1981–82 to 1983–84; and if he will also give information in the same format for capital taxation as a proportion of total tax revenue.
§ Mr. Moore[pursuant to his reply, 8 February 1984, c. 602–3]The information is in the following table:
Receipts of taxes on capital as a percentage of: (a) General Government receipts (b) Total tax revenue 1981–82 1.6 2.1 1982–83 1.3 1.7 1983–84 1.2 1.6 Taxes on capital consist of capital transfer tax, estate duty, capital gains tax, development land tax and corporation tax on capital gains.