§ 17. Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on his current estimate of the percentage of central Government revenue raised from income tax in each of the main OECD countries.
§ Mr. MaudeThe latest estimates by the OECD show that in the United Kingdom the share of taxes on personal income in total tax and social security revenues in 1988 was equal to the EC average.
§ 24. Mr. Andrew F. BennettTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimates he has of the changing impact of taxes, including income tax, indirect taxes, insurance and local taxes and charges, on 18-year-olds and 21-year-olds between 1 January 1979 and 1 January 1991 on average earnings and incomes for those age groups.
§ Mr. MaudeA young person in employment aged between 18 and 20 paid on average 25 per cent. of gross earnings in income tax and national insurance contributions in 1978–79; and will pay 22 per cent. in 1990–91. Information on the effects of other taxes is not available.