§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the threshold for higher rate lax liability would be if it were to cover 6 per cent. of the working age population; and what estimate he has made of tax lost by restricting the higher rate to 6 per cent. of the working age population. [160696]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 11 March 2004]I regret that it would be possible to provide a reliable answer only at disproportionate cost.