Written question asked by Rod Richards (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 February 1997. It was answered by Lord Hague of Richmond (Conservative) on Thursday, 27 February 1997 on behalf of the Welsh Office.

Welsh Office

Question: How much tax was raised in Wales broken down by (a) income tax, (b) VAT, (c) corporation tax and (d) other tax in the last year for which figures are available. - Inc table and fig.

Answer: Mr. Richards: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much tax was raised in Wales broken down by (a) income tax, (b) VAT, (c) corporation tax and (d) other tax in the last year for which figures are available. [17873] Mr. Hague: The latest available information for Wales is shown in the table: The estimate for corporation tax, which is not shown separately in the table, is £924 million. Estimated General Government Receipts in Wales 1994-95 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. United Kingdom Welsh estimates Estimated share of UK £ billion £ billion Per cent. Income tax 63.1 2.2 3.5 Social security contributions 42.1 1.8 4.2 Value added tax 41.8 1.7 4.1 Local authority revenues 22.4 0.6 2.9 All other revenues 78.2 3.5 4.5 Total 247.6 9.9 4.0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Government Expenditure and Revenue--Wales, 1994-95.

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