HC Deb 04 February 2002 vol 379 cc701-2W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the proportion of total receipts from income tax, VAT and national insurance paid by the top(a) 1 per cent., (b) 5 per cent. and (c) 10 per cent. of tax payers in (i) 1997–98 and (ii) 2000–01. [26217]

Mr. Andrew Smith

The available information is given in the table. It is not possible to estimate amounts of VAT paid by taxpayers in different parts of the distribution.

Proportions of total income tax and national insurance contributions paid by percentiles of the distribution
Income tax National insurance contributions
1997–98
Top 1 per cent. 19 2
Top 5 per cent. 37 9
Top 10 per cent. 47 18
2000–01
Top 1 per cent. 23 2
Top 5 per cent. 41 9
Top 10 per cent. 51 19