§ 68. Mr. Nabarroasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many men and how many women, respectively, are paying Surtax in the year 1960–61; and how many assessments to Surtax in the year 1960–61 arise from aggregation of the husband's and wife's joint incomes.
§ Sir E. Boyle:I regret that this information is not available.
§ 69. Mr. Nabarroasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how the number of Surtax payers today compares with that of 1949, 1937, 1929 and 1922, respectively; what are the reasons for the increase in the numbers of Surtax payers; and if he will state the comparative yields of Surtax in these four years.
§ Sir E. Boyle:The figures are as follows:
Year Estimated number of Surtax and Supertax payers for the year Exchequer receipt inthe year of Supertax and Surtax (000) (£m.) 1922–23 90 64 1929–30 110 56 1937–38 107 57 1949–50 230 115 1960–61 430 190 (Budget Estimate) The increase in numbers in recent years is largely due to increases in. earned incomes.
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