HC Deb 17 May 1988 vol 133 cc417-8W
Mr. Foulkes

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received seeking any extension of the clauses of the Finance Bill to either the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man; and if he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's policy in this respect.

Mr. Norman Lamont

My right hon. Friend has received no such representations.

Mr. Salmond

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate by county and English region the number of adults who, as a result of tax changes outlined in the Budget, will(a) pay no income tax, (b) pay income tax at the lower rate and (c) pay income tax at the higher rate; and if he will express these numbers as a percentage of the adult population.

Mr. Norman Lamont

[holding answer 13 April 1988]: As a result of the income tax changes in the Budget, it is estimated that 750,000 fewer adults will be liable to income tax and about 270,000 fewer single people and married couples will be liable to income tax at the higher rate than if allowances and thresholds had remained at 1987–88 levels.

The table gives provisional estimates of taxpayers in the United Kingdom in 1988–89 following the Budget.