§ Lord CHITNISasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will list in the Official Report what was the proportion of total income tax and surtax/higher rate of tax raised from each decile of income
Year(1) Percentage of total tax paid by deciles of taxpayers(2) Top 10% 10–20% 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Bottom 10% Total Tax (£ million) 1949–50 72 9 5 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1,101 1959–60 57 12 7 6 5 4 4 3 1 1 1,735 1970–71 41 15 11 9 7 6 5 3 2 1 6,158 1971–72 39 15 12 9 8 6 5 3 2 1 6,356 1972–73 40 14 11 9 8 6 5 4 2 1 6,572 1973–74 38 14 12 9 8 7 5 4 2 1 8,045 1974–75 37 15 11 10 8 7 5 4 2 1 11,846 1975–76 35 15 12 10 8 7 5 4 3 1 15,987 1976–77(3) 34 14 12 10 8 7 6 5 3 1 18,300 NOTES:— (1) Years up to and including 1972–73 take income tax and surtax together. Subsequent years relate to income tax (including higher rates and the additional rate on investment income). (2) Married couples are counted as one taxpayer. Only tax paid by individuals (that is, excluding trusts et cetera) is included. (3) 1976–77 is a provisional estimate.