§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, pursuant to his answer given on 20 December 1984, Official Report, column 325, he will provide the same information on the breakdown of taxation and national insurance contributions as a percentage of gross domestic product for 1960–61, 1964–65, 1970–71, 1974–75 and 1978–79, respectively.
§ Mr. MooreThe information is in the following table. Figures for earlier years on a consistent basis are not available.
Percent of gross domestic product at market prices 1964–65 1970–71 1974–75 1978–79 Taxes on income 10.8 14.2 15.4 13.6 Taxes on expenditure 10.1 12.2 9.4 10.3 National insurance contributions 4.2 5.0 6.0 6.0 Capital taxes 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.5 Stamp duty — 0.2 0.2 0.3 Local authority rates 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.4 Total* 29.3 36.3 35.7 33.9 * Components may not sum to total because of rounding.