HC Deb 28 April 1977 vol 930 cc408-9W
Mr. Newton

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the numbers paying income tax in each of the years 1973–74 to 1976–77, inclusive.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

The estimated number paying income tax are as follows:

Year '000
1973–74 19,810
1974–75 20,530
1975–76 20,750*
1976–77 20,950*
* Provisional

Married couples are counted as one.