§ Mr. SHORTasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the total number of individuals liable to Income Tax for the year 1921?
§ Mr. BALDWINThe number of individuals in Great Britain and Ireland with incomes above the exemption limit for the year 1921–22 is provisionally estimated at 5,000,000, divided as follows:
Number actually paying Income Tax 2,400,000 Number whose liability is covered by the personal allowances and deductions and reliefs 2,600,000 Total 5,000,000