§ Mr. Rookerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the current assessing tolerance of income tax below which Inland Revenue does not collect tax due; and when this amount was set.
§ Mr. Moore[pursuant to his reply, 16 January 1984, c. 15]: The current assessing tolerance operated by the Inland Revenue is £30 and was set in 1980.
§ Mr. Rookerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table in the Official Report showing income tax deducted as a percentage of pay on an industry basis for the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Moore[pursuant to his reply, 17 January 1984]: Figures for 1981–82 are as follows:
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per cent. Agriculture, forestry and fishing 17.8 Mining and quarrying 20.5 Manufacturing Food, Drink, Tobacco 19.4 Chemicals and allied industries 20.9 Metal manufacture 19.9 Engineering and allied industries (including vehicles and metal goods) 19.5 Textiles, Leather and clothing 18.0 Other manufacturing industries 19.9 TOTAL MANUFACTURING 19.6 Building and contracting 19.8 Gas, electricity and water 21.0 Transport and communication 19.9
per cent. Distributive trades 18.4 Insurance, banking and finance 21.8 Public administration and defence 19.7 Professional and other services 19.0 TOTAL ALL INDUSTRIES 19.6