HC Deb 08 February 1988 vol 127 cc92-3W
Mr. Gordon Brown

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will update his reply of 8 April 1987,Official Report, columns 263–4, to give the income distribution table for 1987–88, and his estimate for 1988–89.

Distribution total income1 1987–88
Numbers
Tax units aged under 65 Tax units aged over 65
Range of total income Lower limit Single people Married couples without wife's earned income Married couples with wife's earned income Single people Married couples without wife's earned income Married couples with wife's earned income
£ per annum '000s '000s '000s '000s '000s '000s
1,0002 1,160 200 20 30 10 5
2,0002 1,090 230 70 340 30 10
3,000 980 160 70 410 90 30
4,000 910 190 100 250 180 90
5,000 1,020 210 100 140 180 90
6,000 920 270 150 100 160 70
7,000 850 350 180 70 110 70
8,000 650 370 240 100 70 60
9,000 600 410 270 50 50 60
10,000 760 800 740 80 50 80
12,000 460 830 1,260 70 60 70
15,000 310 520 1,530 50 40 80
20,000 100 180 660 30 20 50
25,000 40 90 310 10 10 20
30,000 50 110 340 20 20 20
50,000 20 40 70 5 10 10
1 Total income for income tax purposes.
2 Excluding those who have no Inland Revenue tax record because their earnings are below the PAYE reporting limit.

Distribution total income1 1988–89
Numbers
Tax units aged under 65 Tax units aged over 65
Range of total income Lower limit Single people Married couples without wife's earned income Married couples with wife's earned income Single people Married couples without wife's earned income Married couples with wife's earned income
£ per annum '000s '000s '000s '000s '000s '000s
1,0002 1,090 200 20 30 10 5
2,0002 1,000 220 60 280 20 10
3,000 890 140 60 390 50 20
4,000 840 190 90 260 180 90
5,000 960 190 100 160 160 80
6,000 870 190 110 110 170 80
7,000 830 280 150 60 130 60
8,000 710 330 190 80 90 60
9,000 560 380 240 70 50 50
10,000 980 820 620 90 70 90
12,000 590 890 1,110 80 60 80
15,000 360 700 1,650 50 40 80
20,000 150 220 820 30 20 50
25,000 50 100 410 20 20 30
30,000 60 130 450 20 20 30
50,000 30 60 100 10 10 10
1 Total income for income tax purposes.
2 Excluding those who have no Inland Revenue tax record because their earnings are below the PAYE reporting limit.