asked the Minister for Social Welfare the amount of the contribution paid (a) by the State (b) by employers and (c) by employees to the social welfare fund in each year from 1954 to date.
Written Answers. - Contributions to Social Welfare Fund.
96.
The information requested is as follows:—
|
Year |
Contributions to the Social Insurance Fund |
||
|
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
|
|
State |
Employers |
Employees |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
1953-54 |
3,509,000 |
2,756,032 |
2,462,534 |
|
1954-55 |
2,098,000 |
2,773,061 |
2,477,003 |
|
1955-56 |
2,454,000 |
2,796,526 |
2,500,690 |
|
*1956-57 |
3,688,000 |
2,972,978 |
2,590,229 |
|
1957-58 |
4,487,000 |
3,081,335 |
2,707,534 |
|
1958-59 |
4,390,000 |
3,064,200 |
2,693,397 |
|
1959-60 |
3,930,000 |
3,225,024 |
2,828,037 |
|
*1960-61 |
4,630,000 |
3,625,756 |
3,236,657 |
|
1961-62 |
6,310,000 |
5,384,056 |
4,980,552 |
|
*1962-63 |
7,611,000 |
5,733,385 |
5,329,372 |
|
*1963-64 |
8,862,000 |
6,711,000 |
6,314,000 |
|
(estimated) |
*Rates of employment contributions were increased from the beginning of September, 1956, and from the beginning of January in each of the years, 1961, 1963 and 1964.