§ Mr. MacGregorasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will estimate, for the latest year available, the number of persons with incomes over (a) £10,000 per annum, (b) £15,000 per annum, and (c) £20,000 per annum; how much income in aggregate is received by those people, taking only that portion of income in excess of the figure stated; how much income tax is paid on such excess income; and how much per capita of the population would be available if those totals, gross and net of tax, were evenly redistributed.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonEstimates relating to 1975–76, the latest year for which information is available, are given in the following table.
tion about the comings and goings of former residents by calling for it periodically from the individuals themselves if it appears to be relevant to do so. Other sources of information are used to check such statements or to indicate the need for inquiries. Individuals who appear to the Inland Revenue likely to be or to have become resident are in any case called upon to make a return of income and, if they claim not to be resident then to establish the claim.
These inquiries are part of the general process of assessing liability and dealing with claims to relief and it is not practicable to quantify separately the manpower involved.