Rail Privatisation

HC Deb 06 June 1995 vol 261 c81W

Mr. Hain

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what forecast he has made for the debt write-off in rail privatisation. [19973]

Basic and higher rate taxpayers 1992–93
	Taxpayers liable at basic rate but not higher rate	Taxpayers liable at higher rate
	Thousands	Percentage1	Thousands	Percentage1
Lancashire	428	72.3	27	4.6
United Kingdom	19,500	76.0	1,720	6.7
1 Of total number of taxpayers including those liable only to the lower rate of tax.