§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many tax payers paid income tax at the rate of 40 per cent. in(a) 1996–97 and (b) 1997–98. [73123]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe latest estimates, based on the 1996–97 Survey of Personal Incomes, for the number of taxpayers paying some income tax at the higher rate are 2.08 million for 1996–97 and 2.30 million for 1997–98.