§ Mr. Arnoldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the ratio of the yield from direct taxation to the yield from indirect taxation in each year since May 1979.
§ Mr. MooreThe ratio of the yield of taxes on personal sector income to taxes on consumer spending is given in the table. Estimates of the yields of these taxes in 1984 will be published in the 1985 edition of the CSO Blue Book in September.
Taxes on personal income: taxes on consumer spending Year 1978 1.14 1979 1.00 1980 0.98 1981 0.94 1982 0.91 1983 0.89