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Mr. Hirst
asked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the gross national product is represented by taxes collected by central and local government combined in the United Kingdom; what information he has, through the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, of the comparable per-
| — | Direct taxes | Social Security contributions | Indirect taxes | Total | |
| United Kingdom | … | 12 | 4 | 15 | 32 |
| Federal Republic of Germany | … | 11 | 11 | 17 | 39 |
| United States of America | … | 16 | 4 | 10 | 30 |
| France | … | 8 | 11 | 20 | 39 |
| Italy | … | 17 | 16 | 33 | |
| Japan | … | 10 | 10 | 21 | |