§ Mr. Hamiltonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the numbers of incomes, after tax, respectively, over £6,000, between £2,000 and £6,000, between £1,000
Range of net income after tax Estimated Number of incomes 1938 1945 1951 1953‡ (Provisional) Under £500 … … * † 20,424,000 18,600,000 £500-£1,000 … … 507,000 † 4,284,000 6,000,000 £1,000-£2,000 … … 142,200 † 396,400 575,000 £2,000-£6,000 … … 66,240 40,100 95,550 124,800 Over £6,000 … … 6,560 50 36 200 *The figures for 1951 and 1953 for incomes below £500 include incomes (mainly those of juveniles and pensioners) below the income tax exemption limit. Figures on this basis are not available for 1938. The number of net incomes in that year below £500 but above the exemption limit of £125 was 9,078,000. † Statistics available for 1945 are inadequate for the lower income ranges. ‡ Figures for 1954 are not yet available.