§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish a table showing, by range of total income, for those(a) under and (b) over 65 years, the number of increases to the tax yield and estimated average rates of income tax payable in 1990–91, broken down by bands of £1,000s to £10,000, £2,000s to £20,000, £5,000s to £50,000 and £50,000s to £500,000, distinguishing between single persons, married and single persons qualifying for married allowance and other married persons.
§ Mr. MaudeThe available information on average rates of tax is in the tables. Estimates of increases in tax yield could be made only by reference to an alternative tax regime.
Estimated average rates of tax paid by taxpaying individuals aged under 65, 1990–91 Gross income of individual Single people not claiming additional personal allowance Husbands and single people claiming additional personal allowance Wives £ p.a. per cent. per cent. per cent. Under 4,000 4 ֵ 3 4,000 to 5,000 8 1 7 5,000 to 6,000 11 3 7 6,000 to 7,000 12 5 9 7,000 to 8,000 14 6 11 8,000 to 9,000 15 8 12 9,000 to 10,000 16 9 13 10,000 to 12,000 16 10 15 12,000 to 14,000 16 12 16 14,000 to 16,000 17 13 17 16,000 to 18,000 17 14 18 18,000 to 20,000 17 15 19 20,000 to 25,000 19 16 19 25,000 to 30,000 21 18 21 30,000 to 40,000 23 21 25 40,000 to 50,000 26 25 28 50,000 to 80,000 30 28 32 80,000 and over 34 34 36 All taxpayers 17 17 15 250W
Number of individuals paying income tax and tax liability by range of total income 1990–91 Singles not claiming additional personal allowance Husbands and singles claiming additional personal allowance Wives Total income (lower limit) £ pa Number of individuals paying tax Thousands Tax yield £ million Number of individuals paying tax Thousands Tax yield £ million Number of individuals paying tax Thousands Tax yield £ million Taxpayers under 65 2,000 — — — — — — 3,000 580 80 — — 570 60 4,000 690 250 30 1— 520 160 5,000 700 410 150 30 440 170 6,000 750 600 220 70 380 230 7,000 850 870 330 160 370 300 8,000 840 1,050 400 280 350 360 9,000 690 1,020 540 450 270 350 10,000 1,200 2,070 1,210 1,350 340 550 12,000 1,300 2,890 1,780 2,890 320 710 15,000 1,060 3,120 2,110 5,110 340 1,030 20,000 610 2,740 1,690 6,820 160 740 30,000 170 1,470 650 5,270 60 560 50,000 60 1,770 280 8,070 20 470
Estimated average rates of tax paid by individuals aged 65 and over, 1990–91 Gross income of individual Single people not claiming additional personal allowance Husbands and single people claiming additional personal allowance Wives £ p.a. per cent. per cent. per cent. Under 5,000 3 0 3 5,000 to 10,000 11 6 10 10,000 to 15,000 17 13 16 15,000 and over 26 23 23 All taxpayers 17 16 14
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the loss of revenue from taxation of investment income at(a) standard rate and (b) higher rates as a result of independent taxation of men and women; and how much of this loss results from the transfer of taxable assets for husbands to wives.
§ Mr. MaudeAn estimate of the total direct revenue cost of independent taxation was given in the "Financial Statement and Budget Report 1988–89". The further analysis requested is not readily available.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will bring up to date, for 1990–91, his answer of 19 October 1988,Official Report, columns 921–24, concerning investment income, replacing the categories for married couples with and without earned income with (a) married and other persons qualifying for a married allowance and (b) married persons entitled only to a single allowance.
§ Mr. MaudeThe updated information is as follows:
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Singles not claiming additional personal allowance Husbands and singles claiming additional personal allowance Wives Total income (lower limit) £ pa Number of individuals paying tax Thousands Tax yield £ million Number of individuals paying tax Thousands Tax yield £ million Number of individuals paying tax Thousands Tax yield £ million Taxpayers aged 65 and over 2,000 — — — — — — 3,000 70 1— — — 30 1— 4,000 210 40 — — 80 10 5,000 170 70 20 1— 50 20 6,000 150 100 130 20 60 30 7,000 120 110 110 40 50 40 8,000 90 100 100 60 20 30 9,000 80 110 110 100 10 10 10,000 110 190 110 140 40 70 12,000 90 230 140 260 20 40 15,000 90 300 110 340 30 100 20,000 60 300 70 330 10 60 30,000 30 300 50 470 1— 20 50,000 10 390 20 440 1— 40 1 — Less than £5 million or 5,000.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the level of income tax received on income from overseas for the last two years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. MaudeIncome tax chargeable on investment income received by United Kingdom residents from overseas in the years ending 5 April 1990 and 5 April 1989 and taxed under cases IV and V of schedule D is estimated to be in the region of £170 million and £95 million respectively before allowing for double taxation relief. The amount of such relief allowed is not known.
Income tax deducted from foreign company and public revenue dividends paid by or through United Kingdom paying and collecting agents in these two years amounted to £201 million and £192 million respectively. Figures are also available for the year ending 5 April 1991 where the amount was £329 million.