HC Deb 28 January 1988 vol 126 cc366-7W
Mr. Jack

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will provide a table showing the number of(a) taxpayers and (b) taxpayers with children, in each of the following taxable income brackets: nil to £5,000, £5,001 to £7,500, £7,501 to £10,000, £10,001 to £12,500, £12,501 to £15.000, £15,001 to £17,500, £17,501 to £20,000, £20,001 to £22,500, £22,501 to £25,000, £25,001 to £30,000 and£30,000 and

(a) Tax units1 with income tax liability in 1987–88
Gross Income Single People Married Couples 2Self-employed 1All tax units
£ per year '000s '000s '000s '000s
under 5,000 3,000 260 230 3,260
5,000–7,500 2,640 1,300 370 3,950
7,500–10,000 1,840 1,880 390 3,720
10,000–12,500 950 2,060 320 3,010
12,500–15,000 410 1,800 220 2,210
15,000–17,500 230 1,270 170 1,500
17,500–20,000 130 900 110 1,030
20,000–22,500 90 500 80 590
22,500–25,000 40 400 60 440
25,000–30,000 50 430 90 480
over 30,000 90 610 240 700
Total 9,460 11,430 2,280 20,900

(b) Tax units1 with children with income tax liability in 1987–88
Gross Income Single People Married Couples 2Self-employed 1All tax units
£ per year '000s '000s '000s '000s
under 5,000 60 100 30 150
5,000–7,500 110 510 120 630
7,500–10,000 110 930 160 1,040
10,000–12,500 50 1,120 150 1,170
12,500–15,000 30 1,000 100 1,030
15,000–17,500 10 620 70 630
17,500–20,000 10 500 50 500
20,000–22,500 10 280 40 290
22,500–25,000 3— 210 30 210
25,000–30,000 3 210 40 210
over 30,000 10 310 110 320
Total 400 5,780 890 6,180
1 Single people and married couples.
2 Tax units in which at least one individual is assessed for tax on self-employment income; self-employed tax units are included in the figures for single and married couples tax units as appropriate.
3 Negligible.