§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will detail the proportions of pre and post-tax increases, including national insurance contributions, paid to the top 1 per cent., 2 per cent., 3 per cent., 4 per cent., 5 per cent., 10 per cent., 20 per cent., 30 per cent., 50 per cent., and 75 per cent. of taxpayers in 1978–79 and the latest available year; and what this represents in money terms.
§ Mr. Norman LamontI shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.
Civil Service non-industrial accredited union representatives Estimates of numbers with paid time off for industrial relations duties and trade union activities (1 June 1986) Table 1—percentage of time off Department Under 5 per cent. 6–10 11–20 21–30 31–40 41–50 51–60 61–70 71–80 81–90 91–99 100 Total number involved Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 599 34 14 5 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 6 663 Customs and Excise 552 109 47 32 14 13 6 6 5 15 1 1 801 Ministry of Defence 834 197 125 19 12 13 6 4 4 0 0 25 1,239 Department of Employment Group (exc. PSA) 1,527 341 185 38 24 10 8 2 1 1 0 14 2,151 Department of Environment-Transport 386 91 51 5 4 5 3 2 3 0 0 14 564 Foreign and Commonwealth Office (incl. Overseas Development Administration) 49 7 2 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 72 DHSS 1,629 643 235 81 44 31 19 27 35 32 27 62 2,865 Home Office (incl. Prison Department) 819 183 168 47 10 1 1 4 5 3 2 11 1,254 Department of Trade and Industry 357 50 26 16 2 5 3 3 1 3 4 7 477 Inland Revenue 1,935 292 122 42 26 17 10 3 4 2 3 9 2,465 Lord Chancellor's Department 53 29 30 10 3 3 2 1 2 0 0 8 141 Department of National Savings 0 13 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 13 33 PSA (incl. Crown Suppliers) 365 60 32 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 4 473 Scottish Office (incl. General Register Office (Scotland), Scottish Record Office and Scottish Prison Service 180 38 16 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 8 250 Other Government Departments 561 137 70 25 17 14 2 2 4 1 2 24 859 Total 9,846 2,224 1,126 332 164 117 68 56 65 57 39 213 14,307
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Table 2—Costs of non-industrial union elected representatives Department Total number expressed or whole time equivalent Cost in salaries wages and direct benefit £ million Cost as percentage of wage bill Total number of non-Industrial staff 1 July 1986 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 22 0.29 0.20 10,186 Customs and Excise 84 1.01 0.31 25,109
§ Mr. Tim Smithasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the cost of issuing an income tax return form for every taxpayer every year.
§ Mr. Norman Lamont[pursuant to his reply, 19 January 1987, c. 412–13]: About £9 million a year, once PAYE is fully computerised, for all employed and self-employed people known to the Revenue. The additional cost of examining these returns would depend on the amount of follow-up work to be done, but it would be considerable.