§ Mr. HanleyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many taxpayers he estimates earned more than £18,200 and less than £23,705 in 1989–90; and how much revenue his Department derived from taxing this band;
(2) how many taxpayers he estimates earned between (a) £16,000 and £17,000, (b) L17,000 and £18,200 and (c) £20,000 and £23,705 in 1989–90; and how much revenue his Department derived from taxing each band.
§ Mr. RyderEstimates for 1990–91 are as follows:
Earnings from employment, 1990–91 Numbers of taxpayers1 with: Earnings band £ pa earnings in the band thousands earnings above the band thousands Liability to income tax on earnings in the band2 £ billion £16,001–£17,000 800 4,050 1.1 £17,001–£18,200 750 3,300 1.1 £18,201–£20,000 600 2,700 1.3 £20,001–£23,705 1,150 1,550 1.8 1 Taxpayers aged under 65, husbands and wives counted separately. 2 Treated earnings as the lowest slice of income. The estimates are based on a projection of the 1987–88 survey of personal incomes and are provisional.