HC Deb 08 January 2002 vol 377 cc813-4W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish an annual statement of the effect of his direct and indirect taxation measures on the disposable incomes of (a) the bottom 10 per cent. and (b) the bottom 20 per cent. of income earners. [24827]

Mr. Andrew Smith

The Government publish a range of statistics and analyses showing the impact of their tax and benefit policies across the income distribution in the Budget and pre-Budget report documentation.