Income Tax (Hansard, 6 December 1990)

HC Deb 06 December 1990 vol 182 c207W 207W

§ 28. Mr. Carrington
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the percentage of personal income taken by income tax in 1979 and 1990.

§ Mr. Maples
The percentage of personal income taken by income tax has fallen from 20 per cent. in 1978–79 to 17 per cent. in 1990–91.