§ Ms CorstonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people currently paying income tax are estimated to pay more, and how many are estimated to pay less, than their national insurance contributions, including employers' contributions on their behalf. [3053]
§ Mr. JackEstimates for 1996–97 are as follows:
Individuals paying income tax who: Number in millions Pay more tax than national insurance contributions1 10.7 Pay less tax than national insurance contributions1 10.1 Pay tax but do not pay national insurance contributions1 4.8 Total 25.6 1Includes both employee contributions and the corresponding employers' contributions. The estimates are based on information projected from the 1994–95 survey of personal incomes and are therefore provisional.