HC Deb 27 July 1955 vol 544 cc132-6W
Mr. Tilney

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies to state in table form and in descending burden of tax, the rates of personal Income Tax in each Colonial Territory for those earning incomes from

STATEMENT OF PERSONAL INCOME TAX PAYABLE IN COLONIAL, ETC., TERRITORIES ON EARNED INCOMES FROM £500 IN STAGES OF £500 TO £5,000 FOR RESIDENT INDIVIDUALS
Territories Income £500 Income £1,000 Income £1,500 Income £2,000 Income £2,500
Married Married 2 children Married Married 2 children Married Married 2 children Married Married 2 children Married Married 2 children
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Dominica 22 18 169 140 500 480 720 697 1,012 990
Antigua 19 12 102 84 251 223 460 424 702 662
Grenada 17 10 79 63 193 177 332 302 496 461
British Honduras 16 9 75 59 180 155 305 280 459 423
St. Lucia 15 11 84 72 235 217 427 407 640 617
St. Vincent 14 10 79 68 251 231 460 438 694 669
Montserrat 14 8 80 64 216 188 479 425 817 763
Cyprus 14 6 64 59 139 124 289 259 514 469
Seychelles 12 8 69 55 202 180 352 330 550 520
Barbados 12 4 97 58 268 214 466 401 659 614
British Guiana 11 5 67 55 180 155 370 328 614 562
St. Kitts-Nevis 11 4 72 49 202 162 397 343 632 572
Kenya 11 59 37 153 114 284 234 450 398
Tanganyika 11 59 37 140 107 252 209 399 354
Uganda 11 59 37 140 107 252 209 399 354
Zanzibar 11 59 37 140 107 252 209 399 354
Trinidad 9 3 59 45 174 146 322 292 479 442
Fiji 8 3 55 44 130 114 231 211 361 336
Malta 8 83 53 213 161 376 324 538 486
Nigeria 7 4 37 31 120 102 232 214 367 343
Virgin Islands 7 3 48 34 129 106 260 225 448 397
Jamaica 7 2 75 56 237 199 424 387 622 549
British Solomon Islands 7 1 60 49 144 129 285 259 463 434
Gilbert and Ellice Islands 7 1 60 49 144 129 285 259 463 434
Mauritius 6 51 39 141 122 312 282 519 482
St. Helena 5 5 17 17 30 30 42 42 55 55
Tonga 4 2 27 22 95 77 220 200 377 347
Gambia 4 1 22 17 74 61 192 167 317 292
North Borneo 2 2 14 14 30 26 48 43 73 65
Aden 2 32 21 99 75 192 165 323 288
Falkland Islands 61 44 125 100 195 170 282 258
Federation of Malaya 24 13 73 56 140 119 223 194
Singapore 24 13 73 56 140 119 223 194
Sierra Leone 15 12 55 49 155 142 380 355
Gold Coast 15 10 50 40 115 100 190 175
Nyasaland 15 75 30 165 120 300 255
Northern Rhodesia 12 62 25 137 100 250 212
Gibraltar 6 2 20 12 45 37 90 75
Hong Kong 6 33 17 78 53 145 109

£500 per annum up to £5,000 per annum, in stages of £500, for a married man and for a married man with two children, respectively.

Mr. Hopkinson

The following is the table:

STATEMENT OF PERSONAL INCOME TAX PAYABLE IN COLONIAL, ETC., TERRITORIES ON EARNED INCOMES FROM £500 IN STAGES OF £500 TO £5,000 FOR RESIDENT INDIVIDUALS
Territories Income £3,000 Income £3,500 Income £4,000 Income £4,500 Income £5,000
Married Married 2 children Married Married 2 children Married Married 2 children Married Married 2 children Married Married 2 children
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Dominica 1,237 1,215 1,625 1,600 1,875 1,850 2,125 2,100 2,375 2,325
Antigua 986 838 1,303 1,251 1,645 1,589 2,012 1,952 2,387 2,327
Grenada 683 643 905 855 1,155 1,105 1,405 1,355 1,655 1,605
British Honduras 673 628 898 853 1,130 1.080 1,380 1,330 1,634 1,580
St. Lucia 877 852 1,140 1,112 1,415 1,387 1,702 1,672 2,002 1,972
St. Vincent 966 933 1,307 1,268 1,697 1,658 2,087 2,048 2,477 2,438
Montserrat 1,154 1,100 1,492 1,438 1,829 1,775 2,167 2,113 2,504 2,450
Cyprus 764 714 1,039 984 1,339 1,279 1,664 1,599 1,989 1,924
Seychelles 750 720 985 947 1,235 1,197 1,485 1,447 1,735 1,697
Barbados 989 921 1,289 1,121 1,589 1,521 1,936 1,858 2,188 2,125
British Guiana 907 845 1,207 1,145 1,507 1,445 1,995 1,745 2,107 2,045
St. Kitts-Nevis 902 830 1,212 1,134 1,547 1,463 1,907 1,817 2,282 2,192
Kenya 647 595 875 823 1,125 1,073 1,387 1,336 1,662 1,611
Tanganyika 577 532 787 742 1,018 973 1,262 1,217 1,518 1,473
Uganda 577 532 787 742 1,018 973 1,262 1,217 1,518 1,473
Zanzibar 577 532 787 742 1,018 973 1,262 1,217 1,518 1,473
Trinidad 679 639 890 845 1,115 1,070 1,380 1,325 1,662 1,600
Fiji 519 488 704 669 917 877 1,158 1,113 1,392 1,365
Malta 751 699 976 924 1,213 1,161 1,463 1,411 1,713 1,661
Nigeria 517 493 690 660 877 847 1,087 1,051 1,312 1,276
Virgin Islands 782 705 1,120 1,043 1,457 1,380 1,795 1,718 2,132 2,055
Jamaica 841 797 1,070 1,020 1,320 1,270 1,581 1,525 1,862 1,806
British Solomon Islands 685 644 957 911 1,260 1,209 1,575 1,535 1,825 1,785
Gilbert and Ellice Islands 685 644 957 911 1,260 1,209 1,575 1,535 1,825 1,785
Mauritius 769 731 1,019 981 1,269 1,231 1,537 1,500 1,837 1,800
St. Helena 67 67 80 80 92 92 105 105 117 117
Tonga 565 535 752 722 940 910 1,127 1,097 1,315 1,285
Gambia 530 480 780 730 1,030 980 1,280 1,230 1,530 1,480
North Borneo 97 90 126 115 176 162 226 212 274 262
Aden 466 419 641 594 816 769 1,002 945 1,212 1,155
Falkland Islands 370 345 457 433 545 520 632 608 720 695
Federation of Malaya 323 294 423 394 523 494 623 594 723 694
Singapore 323 294 423 394 523 494 623 594 723 694
Sierra Leone 603 605 880 855 1,130 1,105 1,380 1,355 1,630 1,605
Gold Coast 290 270 390 370 515 490 640 615 827 790
Nyasaland 487 442 697 652 907 862 1,117 1,072 1,327 1,282
Northern Rhodesia 406 369 581 544 756 719 931 894 1,106 1,069
Gibraltar 140 125 197 175 272 250 351 325 439 412
Hong Kong 231 186 337 281 461 398 586 523 711 648
The territories are listed in order of descending burden of tax of the lower income groups.
The figures of Income Tax payable are given to the nearest pound.
In the following territories there is no personal Income Tax:—Bahamas, Bermuda, Brunei, Sarawak and Somaliland.