HC Deb 16 January 2002 vol 378 cc308-9W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many tax units will be on incomes, including unearned income, in excess of(a) £30,000 (b) £50,000, (c) £75,000 and (d) £100,000 in 2001–02. [26203]

Dawn Primarolo

The number of taxpayers by range of total income in 2001–02 is shown in the table.

Range of total income—lower limit Number (millions)
£30,000 2.9
£50,000 0.7
£75,000 0.2
£ 100,000 0.3

These estimates are based on the 1999–2000 Survey of Personal Incomes and are consistent with the November 2001 pre-Budget report.

Mr. Bercow

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many tax units will be on income in excess of(a)£100,000, (b) £250,000, (c) £500,000 and (d) £1 million in 2001–02. [26210]

Dawn Primarolo

The number of taxpayers in 2001–02 with income in excess of(a) £100,000, (b)£250,000, (c) £500,000 and (d) £1 million are estimated in the table.

Income in excess of: Number of taxpayers (thousand)
£100,000 301
£250,000 61
£500,000 18
£ 1,000,000 5

The estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes and are consistent with the pre-Budget report 2001.

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