Income Tax (Pensioners) (Hansard, 19 April 2000)

HC Deb 19 April 2000 vol 348 c581W 581W

§ Jackie Ballard
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people over pensionable age in the UK paid income tax in 1999 [118835]

§ Dawn Primarolo
It is estimated that the number of pensioners¹ who are liable to income tax in 1999–2000 is 4.0 million.
This estimate is based on the 1997–98 Survey of Personal Incomes and is consistent with the March 2000 Budget.
¹ Women aged 60 and over, men aged 65 and over.