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Mr. Ernie Ross
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the
| TAXES AS A PERCENTAGE OF GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT AT FACTOR COST IN 1977 | ||||||
| Direct taxes | Indirect taxes | Taxes on capital | Total taxes | Social security contributions | Total taxes and social security contributions | |
| West Germany | 15·4 | 14·0 | 0·1 | 29·4 | 15·8 | 45·2 |
| Italy | 10·2 | 12·8 | 0·1 | 23·1 | 14·8 | 37·9 |
| France | 9·4 | 15·5 | 0·2 | 25·1 | 18·6 | 43·8 |
| Belgium | 18·7 | 13·0 | 0·4 | 32·1 | 14·0 | 46·0 |
| Austria | 13·7 | 19·9 | 0·1 | 33·7 | 12·1 | 45·8 |
| Netherlands | 17·8 | 13·8 | 0·2 | 31·8 | 19·9 | 51·7 |
| Republic of Ireland | 12·9* | 22·1* | 0·2* | 35·3* | 7·8* | 43·1* |
| Denmark | NA | 20·9 | 0·2 | NA | NA | NA |
| Sweden | 27·8 | 18·2 | 0·1 | 46·2 | 15·6 | 61·8 |
| Norway | 19·3 | 22·0 | 0·1 | 41·4 | 15·3 | 56·6 |
| United Kingdom— | ||||||
| 1977 | 17·0 | 15·6 | 0·3 | 32·9 | 7·5 | 40·5 |
| 1978 | 16·3 | 15·7 | 0·3 | 32·3 | 7·0 | 39·3 |
| * Percentages relate to 1976 | ||||||
| Sources: | ||||||
| United Kingdom: National income and expenditure 1979 edition, adjusted to international definitions. | ||||||
| Other countries: National accounts of OECD countries 1960–77, supplemented by data on taxes on capital from revenue statistics of OECD member countries 1965–78. | ||||||