§ Mr. SummersonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much of total central Government revenue is currently attributable to income tax paid at each rate currently in force.
§ Mr. Norman Lamont[holding answer 3 March 1988]: The available information is given in the table. The estimates are based on liability to income tax and not on income tax receipts which cannot be broken down into the different rates of tax.
Income tax liability in 1987–88 Rate per cent. £ million 27 36,200 40 1,010 45 1,390 50 1,370 55 860 60 3,080 Total 43,900