Indirect Taxation

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asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will publish a rough estimate of:

(1) the amount of VAT paid each week by a family of two adults and two children under 11, in which the head of the household is earning (i) £35 and (ii) £70 per week;

(2) the amount of VAT paid per week by (i) a single pensioner, and (ii) a pensioner couple, with no other source of income;

(3) the amount paid each week in Customs and Excise duties by a family of two adults and two children under 11, in which the head of the household is earning (i) £35 and (ii) £70 per week;

(4) the amount paid each week in Customs and Excise duties by (i) a single pensioner, and (ii) a pensioner couple with no other source of income.

Information in the form asked for is not available. Analyses of the incidence of indirect taxes and social benefits are made annually and published in Economic Trends of which copies are available in the Library. The analysis for 1974 was published in February 1976 and is the latest available. The following figures have been derived from the statistics on which this analysis is based and are subject to the same qualifications:

Volume 373: debated on Tuesday 27 July 1976