§ 36. Mr. HardyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the number of people who will pay income tax in 1989–90.
§ Mr. Norman LamontIt is estimated that about 21.3 million single people and married couples (24.9 million individuals) will be liable to income tax in 1989–90. These estimates are based on a projection of the 1986–87 survey of personal incomes and are provisional.