Mr. Jacksonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the total number of individuals who (a) pay income tax, (b) have a taxable income after allowances of £1,000 or less and (c) have a taxable income of more than £1,000 but less than £3,000.
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§ Mr. Moore[pursuant to his reply, 27 November 1984, column 445]: The latest estimates for 1984–85 are:
Taxable income range Individuals paying tax* millions Less than £1,000 3.4 £1,001 to £3,000 6.5 Over £3,000 13.9 Total 23.8 * Including taxpaying wives.
Mr. Jacksonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will tabulate in the Official Report his Department's contemporary estimates of the numbers of (a) taxpayers at the time of the Budgets of the years 1979 to 1984 inclusive and (b) persons taken out of the income tax system as a result of the changes made in those Budgets.
§ Mr. Moore[pursuant to his reply, 27 November 1984, c. 445]: The latest estimates are as follows:
Thousands Number of taxpayers* Number of taxpayers* if allowances had remained at the level of the previous year Difference 1978–79 25,900 — — 1979–80 25,900 27,200 1,300 1980–81 25,200 26,500 1,300 1981–82 24,800 24,800 0 1982–83† 24,600 25,800 1,200 1983–84† 24,100 25,350 1,250 1984–85† 23,800 24,650 850
Percentage shares of total taxes on income 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1981–82 Top 5 per cent. of tax-units* 28.0 27.6 28.6 27.7 29.4 Top 10 per cent. of tax-units* 39.5 39.3 40.4 39.6 42.1 Top 20 per cent. of tax-units* 56.7 56.5 57.8 57.3 60.3 Total taxes on income (= 100 per cent.) £ mill 15,988 18,306 18,158 20,185 30,966 * A tax-unit can be either a married couple or a single person over school-leaving age. Source:
CSO estimates from Survey of Personal Incomes and Family Expenditure Surveys.