Profit Distribution (Hansard, 22 June 1993)

§ Mr. Hain

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information his Departments has on the percentage of company profits distributed as dividends in each year since 1978 for each G7 country excluding Canada and for Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Income tax liability of decile groups of taxpayers at current prices
(£ million)
Year	Top 10 per cent.	10–20	20–30	30–40	40–50	50–60	60–70	70–80	80–90	Bottom 10 per cent.	Total tax liability	Number in each decile (thousands)	Total taxpayers¹ (thousands)
1979–80	7,900	3,600	2,800	2,300	1,900	1,600	1,200	900	500	200	22,900	2,160	21,600
1980–81	9,300	4,200	3,300	2,700	2,200	1,800	1,500	1,100	600	200	26,900	2,100	21,000
1981–82	10,800	4,700	3,700	3,000	2,500	2,100	1,600	1,200	700	200	30,500	2,080	20,800
1982–83	11,700	5,000	3,900	3,200	2,700	2,200	1,700	1,200	700	200	32,600	2,080	20,800
1983–84	12,100	5,300	4,000	3,300	2,700	2,200	1,700	1,200	700	200	33,400	2,040	20,400
1984–85	13,200	5,600	4,200	3,400	2,700	2,200	1,700	1,200	700	200	35,300	2,020	20,200
1985–86	14,800	5,900	4,500	3,700	3,000	2,400	1,900	1,400	900	300	38,800	2,020	20,200
1986–87	16,900	6,500	4,900	4,000	3,200	2,600	2,000	1,500	900	400	42,800	2,040	20,400
1987–88	18,400	6,800	5,100	4,100	3,400	2,700	2,000	1,500	900	300	45,300	2,080	20,800
1988–89	19,400	6,900	5,200	4,100	3,400	2,700	2,100	1,500	900	300	46,500	2,130	21,300
1989–90	22,600	8,300	5,900	4,600	3,700	2,900	2,300	1,700	1,100	400	53,400	2,150	21,500
1990–91	25,400	9,400	6,900	5,400	4,200	3,400	2,600	1,800	1,000	300	60,400	2,630	26,300
1991–92	26,200	9,800	7,100	5,600	4,400	3,500	2,600	1,800	1,000	300	62,400	2,550	25,500
1992–93	25,800	9,500	6,900	5,300	4,200	3,200	2,400	1,600	800	200	59,900	2,480	24,800
¹ Tax units prior to 1990–91.

Income tax liability of decile groups of taxpayers at 1979–80 prices
(£ million)
Year	Top 10 per cent.	10–20	20–30	30–40	40–50	50–60	60–70	70–80	80–90	Bottom 10 per cent.	Total tax liability	Number in each decile (thousands)	Total taxpayers¹ (thousands)
1979–80	7,900	3,600	2,800	2,300	1,900	1,600	1,200	900	500	200	22,900	2,160	21,600
1980–81	8,000	3,600	2,800	2,300	1,900	1,500	1,300	900	500	200	26,900	2,100	21,000
1981–82	8,300	3,600	2,900	2,300	1,900	1,600	1,200	900	500	200	30,500	2,080	20,800

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