§ 31. Mr. ConnartyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the average proportion of post-tax profits paid as dividends in(a) the United Kingdom and (b) the OECD as a whole in the last year.
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansUnited Kingdom dividends accounted for 62.1 per cent. of profit after tax, interest and depreciation in 1992. Comparable figures are not available for the OECD as a whole, and could he produced only at disproportionate cost.