Major BARNESasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the number of actual total incomes during the financial years 1921 to 1923 which came under review in each of the following classes: £135 and under, between £150 and £135, between £250 and £150, between £500 and £250, between £1,000 and £500, between £2,000 and £1,000, between £2,500 and £2,000, between £3,000 and £2,500, between £4,000 and £3,000, between £5,000 and £4,000, between £10,000 and £5,000, between £20,000 and £10,000, between £50,000 and £20,000, between £100,000 and £50,000, and between £150,000 and £100,000?
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§ Sir R. HORNEFull statistics of the estimated number of taxpayers classified According to the range of total income are given for the year 1918–19 in Table 64 on page 70 of the 63rd Report of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue (Cmd. 1083). It is hoped to publish shortly in the 64th Inland Revenue Report a similar estimate for the year 1919–20. The following table shows the latest available information in cases of total incomes over £2,000 assessed to Super-tax; these numbers are not final, as further assessments to Super-tax for the year 1920–21 will still he made.
YEAR 1920–21. Range of Total Income. Number of individuals assessed up to 31st March, 1922. Exceeding Not exceeding £ £ 2,000 2,500 12,021 2,500 3,000 11,561 3,000 4,000 14,558 4,000 5,000 8,746 5,000 10,000 15,904 10,000 20,000 6,416 20,000 50,000 2,549 50,000 100,000 461 100,000 150,000 92