§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the number and percentage of standard rate and higher rate taxpayers in(a) each county, (b) each region and (c) the United Kingdom for the most recent year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. DorrellEstimates for 1989–90 are as shown in the table. Married couples are counted as one unit in this last year before independent taxation.
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Basic and higher rate taxpayers 1989–90 Regions and counties Taxpayers liable at only basic rate Taxpayers liable at higher rate Thousands Percentage Thousands Percentage United Kingdom 20,100 92.0 1,750 8.0 North 1,020 96.2 40 3.8 Cleveland 141 95.5 7 4.5 Cumbria 189 96.8 6 3.2 Durham 209 95.4 10 4.6 Northumberland 107 95.6 5 4.4 Tyne/Wear 374 96.8 12 3.2 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,670 94.0 106 6.0 Humberside 295 92.0 26 8.0 North Yorkshire 266 91.6 24 8.4 South Yorkshire 411 94.9 22 5.1 West Yorkshire 694 95.3 34 4.7 North West 2,140 94.0 136 6.0 Cheshire 355 91.6 33 8.4 Greater Manchester 824 94.3 50 5.7 Lancashire 513 94.6 29 5.4 Merseyside 445 94.8 24 5.2 East Midlands 1,350 92.7 107 7.3 Derbyshire 319 92.4 26 7.6 Leicestershire 317 92.2 27 7.8 Lincolnshire 214 94.7 12 5.3 Northamptonshire 188 90.0 21 10.0 Nottinghamshire 317 93.9 21 6.1 West Midlands 1,780 93.9 116 6.1 Hereford and Worcestershire 251 92.4 21 7.6 Shropshire 143 93.6 10 6.4 Staffordshire 403 95.1 21 4.9 Warwickshire 189 89.2 23 10.8 West Midlands 793 94.9 42 5.1 East Anglia 767 93.5 54 6.5 Cambridgeshire 255 92.9 19 7.1 Norfolk 280 94.3 17 5.7 Suffolk 232 93.2 17 6.8 South East 6,260 88.0 850 12.0 Bedfordshire 176 88.1 24 11.9 Berkshire 245 86.4 39 13.6 Buckinghamshire 210 82.0 46 18.0 East Sussex 287 92.1 25 7.9 West Sussex 314 89.3 37 10.7 Essex 534 89.0 66 11.0 Greater London 2,480 88.5 321 11.5 Hampshire 546 90.2 59 9.8 Hertfordshire 397 85.5 67 14.5 Kent 517 89.8 59 10.2 Oxfordshire 161 87.2 23 12.8 Surrey 337 80.6 81 19.4 Isle of Wight 53 93.6 4 6.4 South West 1,590 92.9 121 7.1 Avon 303 93.1 23 6.9 Cornwall 149 95.8 7 4.2 Devon 383 95.6 18 4.4 Dorset 240 93.5 17 6.5 Gloucestershire 190 89.7 22 10.3 Somerset 146 89.4 17 10.6 Wiltshire 180 90.8 18 9.2 Wales 903 94.7 50 5.3 Dyfed 106 93.4 7 6.6 Clwyd 161 96.3 6 3.7
Regions and counties Taxpayers liable at only basic rate Taxpayers liable at higher rate Thousands Percentage Thousands Percentage Gwent 142 92.8 11 7.2 Mid Glamorgan 165 95.9 7 4.1 South Glamorgan 132 95.3 6 4.7 West Glamorgan 99 95.8 4 4.2 Gwynedd 69 92.8 5 7.2 Powys 29 91.9 3 8.1 Scotland 1,940 93.9 126 6.1 Border 44 91.9 4 8.1 Central 96 92.4 8 7.6 Dumfries and Galloway 46 92.6 4 7.4 Fife 135 95.7 6 4.3 Grampian 231 92.7 18 7.3 Highland 69 97.3 2 2.7 Island Authorities 17 90.3 2 9.7 Lothian 312 93.4 22 6.6 Tayside 138 95.3 7 4.7 Strathclyde 849 94.1 54 5.9 Northern Ireland 453 93.8 30 6.2