The Rt. Hon. Sir John Major KG CH

Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1990-1997

1990Chancellor (1989-1990)

Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on National Income – 12 March 1990

Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on National Income on 12th March 1990.


Mr. Denzil Davies To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage, in the latest available year, of the national income of the United Kingdom was made up of wages and salaries.

Mr. Major During 1988, the latest available year, wages and salaries made up 63.5 per cent. of national income.