Capital Gains Tax

HC Deb 19 March 1999 vol 327 c857W

Mr. Loughton

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people paid CGT in financial years(a) 1995–96, (b) 1996–97, (c) 1997–98; and what is his estimate for (d) 1998–99. [R] [74063]

Dawn Primarolo

[holding answer 2 March 1999]: The number of taxpayers with a Capital Gains Tax liability arising in the years 1995–96 to 1998–99 is as follows:

Capital Gains Tax: Number of taxpayers 1
Year	Number
1995–96	100
1996–972	110
1997–982	160
1998–992	190
1 Excludes companies as their capital gains are charged to Corporation Tax.
2 Provisional. These figures were previously published in Table 1.6 of Inland Revenue Statistics 1998 (IRS 1998) and have been revised in line with outturn and the March 1999 Budget forecast.