§ 57. Mr. Chetwyndasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the number of per- sons with incomes above the Income Tax exemption limit who are not liable to payment of Income Tax; the number of taxpayers in the income groups below 54W £,500,£500–£700, £700–£1,000, £1,000–£2,000, £2,000–£3,000, £3,000 and over, respectively; whether he will give the estimated total income tax relief given to the taxpayers in each income group; and what will be the average annual reduction per taxpayer in each of these groups as a result of the Budget.
§ Mr. SimonTwo million four hundred thousand people with incomes above the effective exemption limit of £180 a year are not liable to Income Tax. The remaining figures are set out in the following table:
Range Number of taxpayers Income Tax relief Average relief per taxpayer £ Thousands £ millions £ per head Less than 500 6,400 16 2.5 500–700 4,500 26 5.8 700–1,000 5,300 40 7.5 1,000–2,000 2,200 39 17.7 2,000–3,000 200 12 60.0 3,000+ 200 33 165.0 18,800 166 8.8