§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the change in income tax liability for each year since 1997 of the(a) top one per cent., (b)top five per cent., (c)top 10 per cent., (d)bottom 75 per cent., (e) bottom 50 per cent., and (f) bottom 10 per cent., of taxpayers. [26278]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe changes in total income, total income tax liability, and total tax as a percentage of total income, by the groups requested for each year since 1997–98, are shown in the table.
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Change in total income between £ billion Group of taxpayers 1997–98 and 1998–99 1998–99 and 1999–2000 1999–2000 and 2000–01 2000–01 and 2000–02 Top 1 per cent. 2.8 1.3 2.3 0.6 Top 5 per cent. 4.7 2.1 3.3 1.3 Top 10 per cent. 5.6 2.8 3.5 1.7 Bottom 75 per cent. 1.6 0.5 0.7 -0.3 Bottom 50 per cent. 0.7 -0.2 0.2 -0.2 Bottom 10 per cent. 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0 All taxpayers 8.5 4.0 4.8 1.2
Income tax liability as percentage of total income Percentage Group of taxpayers 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Top 1 per cent. 35 35 34 35 34 Top 5 per cent. 30 30 30 30 30 Top 10 percent. 27 27 27 27 27 Bottom 75 per cent. 13 12 11 11 11 Bottom 50 per cent. 9 9 8 8 8 Bottom 10 per cent. 2 2 1 1 1 All taxpayers 18 18 17 18 17 These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes and are consistent with the pre-Budget report 2001.