§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the administrative saving to his Department brought about by the exemption from income tax of the increases to retirement pensions which come into effect in July.
§ Mr. Moore£1.75 million, which compares with a revenue cost of £15 million. Approximately three-quarters of the administrative saving relates to recording and the balance to related correspondence.
§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, pursuant to the answer given on 25 February, Official Report, columns 502–8, about gains and losses from tax
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Total tax and taxable income by non-metropolitan English counties 1982–83 Amount of income tax £ million Total taxable income £ million Number of taxpaying units '000s Cleveland 283 922 188 Cumbria 267 868 197 Durham 288 952 232 Northumberland 195 631 127 Humberside 422 1,380 317 North Yorkshire 422 1,350 273 Cheshire 711 2,280 440 Lancashire 903 2,920 645 Derbyshire 431 1,410 299 Leicestershire 386 1,240 272 Lincolnshire 301 969 216 Northamptonshire 329 1,070 229 Nottinghamshire 555 1,800 414 Hereford and Worcester 276 894 201 Shropshire 199 640 145 Staffordshire 540 1,730 357 Warwickshire 248 766 171 Cambridgeshire 373 1,200 227 Norfolk 332 1,070 247 Suffolk 306 961 184 Bedfordshire 242 779 173 changes, he will show in each of the income ranges the number of units paying tax in 1986–87 and the aggregate and individual charges in 1986–87 compared with the indexed 1978–79 tax structure.
§ Mr. Meacherasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many persons have been taken out of tax following each budget since 1960; and how many persons had become liable for tax each year by the time of the following budget.
§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the aggregate total amount of taxable income of taxpayers earning over £30,000 per annum represented by their earnings in excess of this figure; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Maplesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many taxpayers are estimated to have incomes in excess of £30,000 per annum; and what is estimated to be their aggregated total income in excess of £30,000 per annum each.
§ Mr. Moore[pursuant to his reply, 19 February 1986, c. 173]: It is estimated that about 190,000 taxpayers have taxable incomes in excess of 00,000. The total of income in excess of this level is some £3.5 billion.
§ Mr. Simon Hughesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the amount of income tax collected, the amount of taxable income, and the number of taxpayers in each Scottish region, English and Welsh county, and in Greater London.
§ Mr. Moore[pursuant to his reply, 27 March 1986, c. 602]: For counties, the available information on income tax is amounts due rather than receipts. Estimates for 1982–83 (the latest available) of the amount of income tax due, the amount of taxable income and the number of taxpaying units (counting married couples as one unit) in each Scottish region, English and Welsh county, and in Greater London are given in the four tables which follow.
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Amount of income tax £ million Total taxable income £ million Number of taxpaying units '000s Berkshire 530 1,660 308 Buckinghamshire 442 1,360 229 East Sussex 417 1,320 203 Essex 1,150 3,650 665 Hampshire 837 2,680 542 Hertfordshire 764 2,410 383 Kent 1,100 3,510 626 Oxfordshire 341 1,060 190 Surrey 1,300 3,940 634 West Sussex 511 1,590 292 Isle of Wight 54 177 42 Avon 536 1,730 365 Cornwall 174 554 127 Devon 439 1,430 346 Dorset 358 1,140 254 Gloucestershire 262 830 184 Somerset 235 756 172 Wiltshire 253 807 173 Total 17,700 56,400 11,400
Total tax and taxable income by Scottish region 1982–83 Amount of income tax £ million Total taxable income £ million Number of taxpaying units '000s Borders 66 211 52 Central 109 354 86 Dumfries 79 260 55 Fife 188 613 132 Grampian 337 1,070 197 Highland 126 413 87 Lothian 371 1,180 269 Strathclyde 1,120 3,600 785 Tayside 152 488 111 Island Authorities 62 199 30 Total 2,610 8,390 1,800
Total tax and taxable income by Welsh region 1982–83 Amount of income tax £ million Total taxable income £ million Number of taxpaying units '000s Clwyd 168 549 145 Dyfed 115 371 96 Gwent 188 617 140 Gwynedd 107 354 84 Mid Glamorgan 221 724 166 Powys 46 144 35 South Glamorgan 231 724 152 West Glamorgan 198 649 140 Total 1,270 4,130 959 94W
Total tax and taxable income by metropolitan English counties 1982–83 Amount of income tax £ million Total taxable income £ million Number of taxpaying units '000s Tyne and Wear 511 1,690 387 South Yorkshire 585 1,890 416 West Yorkshire 995 3,160 702 Greater London 4,560 13,900 2,410 West Midlands 1,260 4,070 880 Greater Manchester 890 2,900 655 Merseyside 768 2,480 540 Total 9,570 30,100 5,990