HC Deb 16 February 1994 vol 237 cc788-9W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the number and percentage of taxpayers who had incomes of(a) £5 million or more, (b) between £1 million and £5 million, (c) between £500,000 and £1 million and (d) between £100,000 and £500,000 in 1991–92 and 1992–93.

Mr. Dorrell

Reliable estimates are available only for the numbers of taxpayers with incomes in excess of £100,000 and are as follows:

Total number of taxpayers Number of taxpayers with incomes1 in excess of £100,000 Percentage of taxpayers with incomes1 in excess of £100,000
Thousands Thousands Per cent.
1991–92 25,700 100 0.4
1992–932 25,100 110 0.4
1 Total income for income tax purposes
2 Provisional