§ Mr. Rookerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will update the answer to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr, 28th June 1977, column 89, regarding the number of persons taken out of income tax by Budget changes.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 19th June 1978; Vol. 952, c. 41], circulated the following answer:
The updated and revised figures are as follows:
Year Number taken out of income tax Number liable to income tax ('000s) ('000s) 1975–76 600 20,920 1976–77 (provisional) 490 21,170 1977–78 (provisional) 1,380 20,410 1978–79 (estimated) 240 21,040