HC Deb 22 January 2003 vol 398 cc410-1W
Mr. Willetts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much income tax was paid during the last financial year, broken down by(a) gender and (b) 10 year age bands. [91970]

Dawn Primarolo

Amounts of income tax liabilities broken down by gender and 10 year age bands in 2000–01 are in the table.

£ million
Age band Male Total tax Female Total tax All Total tax
under 20 250 140 390
20–29 7,170 4,270 11,400
30–39 21,500 7,650 29,100
40–49 22,900 6,530 29,400
50–59 17,800 4,680 22,500
60–69 6,060 1,780 7,840
70 or over 3,160 1,750 4,910
All 78,800 26,800 105,600

Estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes