§ Mr. Rookerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 13 February, Official Report, column 74, regarding income tax bands, if he will estimate the figures for 1984–85.
§ Mr. Moore[pursuant to his reply, 30 April 1984, c. 21]: Estimates for 1984–85 are as follows:
Income tax marginal rate per cent. Taxpayers*'000 percentage of taxpayers 30 19,600 96.0 40 335 1.6 45 225 1.1 50 130 0.6 55 55 0.3 60 75 0.4 All taxpayers† 20,400 100.0 * Counting married couples as one. † Rounded independently.