§ Mr. Needhamasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish figures for the median income, both before and after tax, for all years from 1969–70 in which there has been a survey of personal incomes, in similar terms to those given in the summary tables for the years 1949–50 through to 1969–70 published on page 2 of the survey of 1969–70.
§ Mr. MooreEstimates of median income from the annual surveys of personal incomes (which do not cover non-taxable income, nor those whose income is not high enough to be taxable) are given below. The information is based on tax units, ie a married couple is counted as one unit. For years up to and including 1975, incomes are after allowable deductions such as mortgage interest. From 1975–76, incomes are before allowable deductions. The 1975–76 median income, both before and after tax, was about £100 lower when measured after allowable deductions.
Survey Year Income before tax £ Income after £ 1969–70 1,170 1,010 1970–71 1,320 1,110 1971–72 1,460 1,250 1972–73 1,700 1,470 1973–74 1,920 1,640 1974–75 2,290 1,900 1975–76 2,860 2,280 1976–77 3,190 2,560 1977–78 3,480 2,860 1978–79 4,020 3,310 1979–80 4,570 3,800 1980–81 5,350 4,460 1981–82 5,700 4,640