§ 23. Mr. BarnesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the percentages of income tax payers paying the higher rate in(a) Derbyshire and (b) the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement. [38267]
§ Dawn PrimaroloIn 1995–96, the latest year for which there is comparable information, 5 per cent. of taxpayers in Derbyshire paid income tax at the higher rate, compared with 8.1 per cent. in the United Kingdom. It is not possible to provide a reliable breakdown below the United Kingdom level for 1998–99.