§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people are currently paying income tax at(a) the basic rate and (b) higher tax rates in each county of England and Wales. [29480]
§ Dawn Primarolo[pursuant to her reply, 19 February 1998, c. 794–95]: The table shows estimates of the number and percentage of basic and higher rate taxpayers by county in England and unitary authority in Wales in 1995/96, the latest year for which there is information.
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Number of basic rate taxpayers (thousands) Percentage of all taxpayers1 Number of higher rate taxpayers (thousands) Percentage of all taxpayers1 Surrey 341 62.5 95 17.4 West Sussex 210 69.5 34 11.3 South West Avon 315 68.5 34 7.3 Cornwall 129 68.7 13 6.8 Devon 328 74.3 25 5.8 Dorset 204 65.5 23 7.5 Gloucestershire 185 67.0 19 6.9 Somerset 154 66.7 13 5.5 Wiltshire 201 70.1 23 8.2 Wales Aberconwy and Colwyn UA 27 50.6 2 3.8 Anglesey UA 2— 2— 2— 2— Blaenau Gwent UA 2— 2— 2— 2— Bridgend UA 58 79.0 2— 2— Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire UA 31 71.8 2— 2— Caerphilly UA 39 69.6 2— 2— Cardiff UA 72 66.3 11 10.2 Cardiganshire UA 14 65.1 2— 2— Carmarthenshire UA 48 66.8 4 5.2 Denbighshire UA 19 62.2 2— 2— Flintshire UA 55 73.3 5 6.3 Merthryr Tydfil UA 2— 2— 2— 2— Monmouthshire UA 26 66.8 3 8.9 Neath and Port Talbot UA 35 73.9 2— 2— Newport UA 47 74.4 2— 2— Pembrokeshire UA 31 72.5 2— 2— Powys UA 46 71.8 1 2.0 Rhondda, Cynon, Taff UA 59 67.0 2— 2— Swansea UA 44 65.3 5 7.2 Torfaen UA 27 68.6 2— Vale of Glamorgan UA 31 69.6 5 11.0 Wrexham 40 69.0 1 2.2 1All taxpayers includes people liable to tax at the lower rate as well as basic and higher rate. 2 Sample size too low to make reasonable estimate.