HC Deb 08 June 2000 vol 351 c381W
Mr. Burstow

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many pensioners pay tax and at what

Number of pensioners1
Million
Marginal rate 1996–972 1997–982 1998–992 1999–20002 2000–012 2001–022
0% (non-taxpayer) 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.8 6.5 6.7
10% 0.1 0.7 0.9 0.8
20% 2.3 2.4 2.4 0.5 0.6 0.6
22%, 23% or 24% 1.4 1.4 1.5 2.4 2.5 2.5
40% 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Total 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.8
1Women aged 60 or over, men aged 65 or over
2The estimates are rounded to the nearest 100,000

Note:

The estimates are based on the Survey of Pen onal Incomes and consistent with the March 2000 Budget.

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