§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will update the table in his answer of 12 June 1991,Official Report, columns 547–50, on taxes and benefits, to include information on 1989.
§ Mr. Maples[holding answer 9 March 1992]: The information is as follows:
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Taxes and benefits as percentage of income by quintile groups of households1, 1989 per cent. RETIRED HOUSEHOLDS Cash benefits as percentages of gross income Bottom quintile group 88 2nd quintile group 84 3rd quintile group 78 4th quintile group 54 Top quintile group 23 Average over all groups 51 Income tax, NIC, rates and community charge as percentages of gross income Bottom quintile group 17 2nd quintile group 12 3rd quintile group 12 4th quintile group 14 Top quintile group 20 Average over all groups 17 Indirect taxes as percentages of unadjusted disposable income Bottom quintile group 27 2nd quintile group 20 3rd quintile group 19 4th quintile group 21 Top quintile group 17 Average over all groups 20 Benefits in kind as percentages of final income Bottom quintile group 44 2nd quintile group 34 3rd quintile group 31
per cent. 4th quintile group 24 Top quintile group 13 Average over all groups 25 NON-RETIRED HOUSEHOLDS Cash benefits as percentages of gross income Bottom quintile group 49 2nd quintile group 14 3rd quintile group 7 4th quintile group 3 Top quintile group 1 Average over all groups 8 Income tax, NIC, rates and community charge as percentages of gross income Bottom quintile group 15 2nd quintile group 19 3rd quintile group 20 4th quintile group 22 Top quintile group 22 Average over all groups 21 Indirect taxes as percentages of unadjusted disposable income Bottom quintile group 30 2nd quintile group 24 3rd quintile group 22 4th quintile group 20 Top quintile group 16 Average over all groups 20 Benefits in kind as percentages of final income Bottom quintile group 45 2nd quintile group 25 3rd quintile group 17 4th quintile group 11 Top quintile group 5 Average over all groups 16 1 Ranked by equivalised disposable income. Source: CSO, from Family Expenditure Survey.