asked the Taoiseach if he will state the breakdown of total personal income as between expenditure on consumer goods and services, direct taxation and personal savings in 1952.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Expenditure of Personal Income.
The preliminary estimate of total personal income in the year 1952 was £418,000,000. The estimate for personal expenditure on consumer goods and services in that year was £373,000,000. Total direct taxation on persons (which includes income-tax, surtax, stamp duties (exclusive of fee stamps), that portion of motor vehicle duties paid by persons, wireless licence fees and contributions to social insurance) has been estimated at £26,000,000, and the balance of £19,000,000 represents personal savings.
It must be emphasised that all the figures in question relating to the year 1952 cannot be considered as more than preliminary estimates.
asked the Taoiseach if he will state the percentage of total personal income spent on alcoholic drink and tobacco in 1938 and 1952.
It is estimated that in 1938, of total personal income 13 per cent. was spent on alcoholic beverages and tobacco. The preliminary estimate of the corresponding figure for the year 1952 was 12½ per cent.