§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the proportions of the expected yield arising from the proposed abolition of the foreign earnings deduction to be paid by media and entertainment personalities with very high incomes. [44642]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 10 June 1998]About one half of the yield arising from the proposed changes to the rules for foreign earnings deductions will come from media and entertainment personalities.
§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many of those claiming foreign earnings deduction earned(a) less than £40,000 per annum, (b) between £40,000 to £50,000 per annum, (c) £50,000 to £60,000 per annum, (d) £60,000 to £75,000, (e) £75,000 to £100,000 and (f) above £100,000 per annum, in the latest year for which figures are available. [44641]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 10 June 1998]The degree of disaggregation requested is not available.
§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many of those claiming the foreign earnings deduction were people considered by the Treasury to be very high-earning individuals in the latest year for which figures are available. [44643]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 10 June 1998]There is no standard definition of what constitutes very high earnings.