Pensioners (Tax) (Hansard, 8 June 2000)

§ Mr. Burstow

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many pensioners pay tax and at what

Number of pensioners¹
Million
Marginal rate	1996–97²	1997–98²	1998–99²	1999–2000²	2000–01²	2001–02²
0% (non-taxpayer)	6.8	6.7	6.6	6.8	6.5	6.7
10%	—	—	0.1	0.7	0.9	0.8
20%	2.3	2.4	2.4	0.5	0.6	0.6
22%, 23% or 24%	1.4	1.4	1.5	2.4	2.5	2.5
40%	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Total	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8
¹Women aged 60 or over, men aged 65 or over
²The estimates are rounded to the nearest 100,000

Note:

The estimates are based on the Survey of Pen onal Incomes and consistent with the March 2000 Budget.