§ Lord VAIZEYasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will list in the Official Report the proportion of total income
Year(1) Percentage of total tax paid by quantile groups of taxpayers(2) Total Top 1% Top 5% Top 10% 10–20% 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Bottom 10% tax (£m) 1949–50 46 62 72 9 5 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1,101 1959–60 30 49 57 12 7 6 5 4 4 3 1 1 1,735 1969–70 18 33 43 14 11 9 7 6 4 3 2 1 5,146 1970–71 16 31 41 15 11 9 7 6 5 3 2 1 6,158 1971–72 15 29 39 15 12 9 8 6 5 3 2 1 6,356 1972–73 16 30 40 14 11 9 8 6 5 4 2 1 6,572 1973–74 16 29 38 14 12 9 8 7 5 4 2 1 8,045 1974–75 14 27 37 15 11 10 8 7 5 4 2 1 11,864 1975–76 12 25 35 15 12 10 8 7 5 4 3 1 15,987 1976–77 11 25 35 15 12 10 8 7 6 4 2 1 18,306 Notes:— (1) Years up to and including 1972–73 take income tax and surtax together. Subsequent years relate to income tax (including higher rates and the additional rate on investment income). (2) Married couples are counted as one taxpayer. Only tax paid by individuals (i.e. excluding trusts, etc.) is included.