§ Mr. Jesselasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many persons in the United Kingdom pay personal income tax and/or investment income surcharge on their incomes in each of the following ranges, or some other calculable but 46W roughly equivalent ranges of income; and what is the estimated total income and tax yield in 1973–74 for each such range:—£3,000 to £4,000, £4,000 to £5,000, £5,000 to £10,000, £10,000 to £20,000, £20,000 to £30,000, £30,000 to £50,000, and over £50,000.
§ Dr. GilbertThe information, so far as available, is as follows:
Income range Numbers paying tax Total income Tax yield £ '000 £m. £m. 3,000–4,000 2,215 7,450 1,375 4,000–5,000 725 3,230 710 5,000–10,000 530 3,295 875 10,000–20,000 80 1,020 430 Over 20,000 16 490 310