§ 50. Mr. Ellis Smithasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the figures for the years 1927 and 1937, respectively, showing the incomes of those who pay Income Tax and Surtax, separately, as follows: incomes up to £500 a year, from £500 to £1,000, from £1,000 to £2,000, and over £2,000?
§ Lieut.-Colonel ColvilleAs the assessments to Income Tax in respect of individuals with incomes not exceeding £2,000 are not classified by reference to total income, I regret that the information for incomes in the ranges up to £2,000 is not available. The hon. Member will, however, find estimates of the total numbers and incomes of Income Taxpayers in recent years in Tables 43 and 44 of the 80th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue (Command Paper 5574), and a classification of the assessments to Surtax on individuals with incomes over £2,000 in the table on page 67 of the same report.
§ Mr. SmithSeeing that the Financial Secretary 15 years ago answered a question of the character of that which is now on the Paper, will the present Financial Secretary, if this question is put down again, give an answer to it?