Income Tax (Pensioners)

HC Deb 26 May 2004 vol 421 c1711W

Mr. Jim Cunningham

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of pensioners aged over 80 years pay income tax. [175230]

Dawn Primarolo

Around 32 per cent. of pensioners aged over 80 years pay income tax. This estimate is based upon the 2001–02 Survey of Personal Incomes and ONS 2001 and 2002 mid year population estimates.