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Mr. R. C. Morrison
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will give details of the amounts and percentages of direct and indirect taxation, respectively, in each financial year from 1930–31?
Captain Crookshank
Following are the figures:
| — | Direct. | Indirect. | ||
| £000. | Percentage. | £000. | Percentage. | |
| 1930–31 | 462,991 | 65·77 | 240,918 | 34·23 |
| 1931–32 | 482,915 | 65·88 | 250,073 | 34·12 |
| 1932–33 | 442,268 | 61·00 | 282,702 | 39·00 |
| 1933–34 | 427,522 | 60·29 | 281,534 | 39·71 |
| 1934–35 | 424,182 | 59·82 | 284,970 | 40·18 |
| 1935–36 | 440,451 | 59·57 | 298,932 | 40·43 |
| 1936–37 | 466,791 | 59·71 | 314,931 | 40·29 |
| 1937–38 | 511,839 | 60·78 | 330,309 | 39·22 |
| 1938–39 | 561,738 | 62·63 | 335,209 | 37·37 |
| 1939–40* | 622,293‡ | 61·19 | 394,762 | 38·81 |
| 1940–41† | 740,770§ | 61·64 | 460,930 | 38·36 |
| * Exchequer receipts. | ||||
| † Budget estimate. | ||||
| ‡ Including National Defence Contribution and Excess Profits Tax £26,980,000. | ||||
| § Including National Defence Contribution and Excess Profits Tax £70,000,000. | ||||