§ Mr. Hordernasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people are liable to tax on earnings of less than £1,500, less than £2,000 and less than £3,000, respectively.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonI regret that information about the number of people liable to tax by range of earnings is not available. However, by range of total net income, the numbers are as follows:
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF TAXPAYERS FOR 1977–78 Total net income: (millions) less than£1,500 1.8 less than£2,000 3.7 less than£3,000 8.1 A married couple is counted as one taxpayer.
Total net income is defined in Inland Revenue Statistics 1976 at page 35.