HC Deb 01 July 1977 vol 934 cc367-8W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing the average per capita income in each of the eight counties of Wales for the most recently available year.

Mr. Alec Jones

Taxable incomes per head for each of the eight counties of Wales for 1974–75 were as follows: (1)(2)

£
Clwyd 878
Dyfed 819
Gwent 909
Gwynedd 784
Mid Glamorgan 878
Powys 841
South Glamorgan 971
West Glamorgan 934
(1) Based on data from the Inland Revenues Survey of Personal Incomes 1974–75.
(2)Population figures used are the Registrar-General's mid-year estimates for 1974 for the Welsh counties.

These figures are derived from a sample survey of incomes reviewed for tax purposes by the Inland Revenue for the year of assessment 1974–75. Incomes below £625 per annum, the tax limit for that year, are excluded as are other incomes not liable to tax—for example, certain social security benefits. As the data are based on a sample survey, the figures, particularly for the less populated counties, are subject to appreciable margins of error.