§ Mr. Sproatasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the total amount raised through direct taxation and through employees' contributions to the National Insurance fund is produced by men or women with an income of up to £1,500 per year gross, by those with an 218W income of between £1,500 and £3,500 per year gross, by those with an income of between £3,500 and £10,000 per year gross, and by those with an income of more than £10,000 a year gross, respectively, at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinThe estimated figures are:
Income Percentage of income tax, surtax and national insurance contributions Per cent. Up to £1,500 40 £1,500–£3,500 35 £3,500–£10,000 15 Over £10,000 10 Wives gainfully occupied are treated separately from their husbands for this calculation.