Treasury written question – answered at on 17 November 2003.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent estimate he has made of taxes paid by (a) people and (b) organisations in London; and if he will make a statement.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Simon Hughes, dated
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question on taxes paid by people and organisations in London. (135161)
The table below shows estimates of taxes on income, taxes on products, taxes on production and other taxes paid by individuals and businesses in London and in the UK in 1998. The London figures were produced by ONS for the estimation of sub-national government accounts on an experimental basis and were published in a news release on
Taxes on income | Taxes on products | Taxes on production | Other current taxes | Total taxes paid | |
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London | 22,204 | 12,303 | 4,138 | 1,731 | 40,376 |
United Kingdom | 124,060 | 99,108 | 17,287 | 14,993 | 255,448 |
(18) Consistent with National Accounts Blue Book 2001.
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