HC Deb 17 February 1998 vol 306 c527W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many pensioners, and what percentage, pay tax in each tax band; and how many, and what percentage, pay no tax. [29671]

Dawn Primarolo

Estimates for 1998–99 are given in the table. The estimates are based on information from the 1995–96 Survey of Personal Incomes and population estimates from the Government Actuary's Department; they are therefore provisional.

Individuals aged 65 and over Number (millions) Percentage
Not liable to income tax 5.9 64
Lower rate 2.0 22
Basic rate 1.1 12
Higher rate 0.2 2
Total 9.2 100

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