Taxes And National Insurance

12.

Dr. Kim Howells
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his most recent forecast is for the proportion of non-oil gross domestic product that taxes and national insurance contributions will represent in 1991–92.

Mr. Maude
37·1 per cent.

15.

Dr. Kumar
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of non-oil gross domestic product non-oil taxes and national insurance contributions represented in (a) 1978–79 and (b) 1991–92.

Mr. Maude
34·7 per cent. and 37·1 per cent. respectively.