§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing for single persons, one-earner married couples and two-earner married couples above and below pension age the number of tax units in each revenue band of £1,000 to £15,000, £2,500 to £25,000 and in available bands thereafter, together with the forecast revenue from income tax in each case.
§ Mr. Norman LamontProvisional estimates for the 1989–90 tax regime, based on a projection of the 1986–87 survey of personal incomes, are given in the table.
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Number of tax units and tax liability by range of total income 1989–90 Single Married couple with wife's earnings Married couple without wife's earnings Total income (lower limit (£pa) Number of units paying tax ('000s) Tax yield (£ millions) Number of units paying tax ('000s) Tax yield (£ millions) Number of units paying tax ('000s) Tax yield (£ millions) Tax units under 65 2,000 140 1— — — — — 3,000 790 150 — — — — 4,000 740 300 — — 60 10 5,000 790 500 10 1 150 40 6,000 900 760 20 10 230 90 7,000 910 880 40 10 230 140 8,000 810 950 90 40 210 130 9,000 580 790 80 40 270 230 10,000 1,080 1,910 290 240 590 690 12,000 1,070 2,460 740 970 880 1,540 15,000 700 2,060 1,460 3,130 860 2,240 20,000 350 1,520 1,690 6,200 560 2,310 30,000 90 760 700 5,020 230 2,030 50,000 30 850 180 3,920 100 2,650 Tax units aged 65 and over 2,000 — — — — — — 3,000 120 10 — — — — 4,000 220 50 — — — — 5,000 200 100 10 1 40 1 6,000 170 130 20 1 80 20 7,000 100 100 20 10 120 60 8,000 90 110 30 10 100 70 9,000 50 70 50 30 80 80 10,000 90 160 90 90 90 120 12,000 70 190 90 160 90 190 15,000 70 250 100 260 80 240 20,000 50 250 130 570 50 250 30,000 20 210 60 520 30 300 50,000 20 430 20 490 20 500 1 Less than £5 million or 5,000.