§ Mr. WATTasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the total incomes on which Income Tax was paid in the last ten years for which figures are available?
§ Mr. LLOYD-GEORGEsubmitted the following statistics:—
year Income on which tax was paid. Abatements allowed. Life Insurance Premiums allowed. Income, including Abatements and Life Insurance Premiums(Total of Columns 2,3and 4). (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1898–1899 … 548,229,450 85,686,288 5,671,389 639,587,127 1899–1900 … 564,868,749 90,710,149 6,050,632 661,629,530 1900–1901 … 594,106,253 94,188,215 6,373,843 694,668,311 1901–1902 … 607,550,919 99,403,245 6,927,221 713,881,385 1902–1903 … 608,606,903 103,559,556 7,342,717 719,509,176 1903–1904 … 615,012,373 108,556,815 8,001,965 731,571,153 1904–1905 … 619,328,097 110,466,027 8,092,079 737,886,203 1905–1906 … 632,024,746 112,809,494 8,582,967 753,417,207 1906–1907 … 640,048,238 114,556,689 9,155,557 763,760,484 1907–1908 … 671,313,000 (estimated) 118,100,000 9,900,000 799,313,000