Mr. Batesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people have incomes of less than £999, in each income band of £1,000, between £1,000 and 47W £20,000, and greater than £20,000, at the latest date for which figures are available, giving in each case the percentage of the total.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonFollowing is the estimated numbers of incomes by range of total net income:
1975–76 Lower limit of range of total net income Number of incomes Percentage of number with incomes of £675 and above £ '000 675 … … 1,470 6.8 1,000 … … 5,480 25.4 2,000 … … 5,530 25.6 3,000 … … 4,440 20.6 4,000 … … 2,490 11.5 5,000 … … 980 4.5 6,000 … … 460 2.1 7,000 … … 260 1.2 8,000 … … 120 0.6 9,000 … … 100 0.5 10,000 … … 60 0.28 11,000 … … 40 0.19 12,000 … … 30 0.14 13,000 … … 25 0.12 14,000 … … 20 0.09 15,000 … … 15 0.07 16,000 … … 10 0.05 17,000 … … 10 0.05 18,000 … … 10 0.05 19,000 … … 10 0.05 20,000 … … 40 0.19 Total … … 21,600 100.00 Notes:
1. Total net income, as defined in Inland Revenue Statistics 1974, page 41, paragraph 5, is taxable income—before tax—from all sources after allowable deductions but before reliefs and allowances for tax. It thus excludes non-taxable benefits.
2. Husband and wife are counted as one and their incomes are aggregated.
3. Information about incomes of less than £1,000 is incomplete and it has been possible to estimate only the number of people with income above the tax exemption limit.