§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether he will publish in the Official Report tables showing for those above and for those below pensionable age the estimated number of incomes and average of income tax payable by range of total income on the same basis as given in the reply to the hon. Member for Great Grimsby on 31 January 1983, Official Report, columns 20–22;
(2) whether he will bring up to date the information on the number of incomes and average rate of tax payable by range of total income published in the Official Report on 31 January 1983, column 20, in reply to the hon. Member for Great Grimsby; and if he will add figures for incomes of £50,000 or more to three places of decimals.
§ Mr. Norman LamontThe latest estimates based on a projection of the 1983–84 "Survey of Personal Incomes" are shown in the following tables. Total income includes only those forms of income liable to tax, before the deduction of personal allowances and reliefs.
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Range of total income (lower limit) (£ per annum) 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000 12,000 15,000 20,000 30,000 50,000 Married couples without wife's earned income Number of incomes (millions) 0.04 0.15 0.25 0.19 0.11 0.09 0.06 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.006 Income tax as proportion of total income (per cent.) — — 0.6 5.0 8.8 11.3 13.0 16.0 18.9 20.7 22.5 26.1 34.0 45.5 Married couples with wife's earned income Number of incomes (millions) 0.01 0.04 0.08 0.09 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.05 0.07 0.08 0.07 0.06 0.02 0.006 Income tax as proportion of total income (per cent.) — — 0.2 1.1 4.0 5.2 7.6 9.4 15.1 17.5 19.9 22.6 29.8 40.3