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Mr. Cartwright
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give figures for each year from 1971–72 to 1981–82 of the proportion of total direct and indirect taxation represented by rates.
Mr. King
The available figures are as follows:
| Rates as a Percentage of total General Government Taxes on Income and Expenditure (including National Insurance Contributions) United Kingdom 1971–72 to 1980–81 | |
| Per cent. | |
| 1971–72 | 10·8 |
| 1972–73 | 11·6 |
| 1973–74 | 11·3 |
| 1974–75 | 10·5 |
| 1975–76 | 10·9 |
| 1976–77 | 10·3 |
| 1977–78 | 10·3 |
| 1978–79 | 10·2 |
| 1979–80 | 9·6 |
| 1980–81 | 10·5 |