§ Mr. HainTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the latest figures for the proportion of gross domestic product paid in(a) income tax and (b) income tax plus value added tax, for each country in the European Union.
§ Mr. NelsonInternational comparisons of income tax and VAT receipts are not readily available. However, figures for taxes on personal income and for taxes on general consumption as a share of GDP can be found in tables 10 and 28 of the 1993 edition of Revenue Statistics of OECD member countries, a copy of which is available in the House of Commons Library.