HC Deb 11 January 1996 vol 269 c301W
17. Mr. Wareing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of tax revenue is raised through(a) direct taxes and (b) value added tax; and what were the percentages raised through these taxes in 1979. [7092]

Mr. Jack

The shares of direct taxes and VAT in total taxes and national insurance contributions were 55 per cent. and 18 per cent., respectively, in financial year 1994–95. Comparable figures for 1979–80 were 56 per cent. and 12 per cent.

The share of income tax has fallen from 29 per cent. to 27 per cent. over the same period.

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