HC Deb 21 January 2002 vol 378 cc646-7W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people(a) eligible for and (b) in receipt of age allowances (i) are on high marginal tax rates, (ii) are on basic rate tax and (iii) pay no income tax. [26280]

Dawn Primarolo

People should get their age allowance if they tell the Inland Revenue of their date of birth. The number getting age related allowances, in 2001–02, for each of the categories requested is given in the table:

Million
Number
Top rate (40 per cent.) taxpayers 0
Basic rate (22 per cent.) taxpayers 2.2
Non taxpayers 2.3

These estimates are based on the survey of personal incomes and are consistent with the November 2001 pre-Budget report.