HC Deb 15 January 2002 vol 378 c261W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the proportion of the income of the bottom 10 per cent. of income earners in each of the last four years taken by(a) VAT and (b) other indirect tax. [27439]

Mr. Boateng

Precise information on income earners is not available. The closest information available is that published in "The effects of taxes and benefits on household income, 1999–2000", Economic Trends No. 569, April 2001.