Pensioners (Income Tax) (Hansard, 26 March 1993)

HC Deb 26 March 1993 vol 221 c747W 747W

§ Mr. Dewar
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the(a) number and (b) percentage of people in receipt of the state retirement pension who will be liable to pay income tax in 1993–94.

§ Mr. Dorrell
The latest estimate is that 3.4 million of those receiving state retirement pension—about one third of the total—will be liable to income tax in 1993–94.