Higher Rate Taxpayers (Hansard, 21 January 2002)

HC Deb 21 January 2002 vol 378 c646W 646W

§ Mr. Bercow
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many higher rate taxpayers there were in 2000–01; and what their average income was. [26263]

§ Dawn Primarolo
I refer the hon. Member to the "Inland Revenue Statistics" table 2.1, a copy of which is available in the Library of the House. The latest version can be accessed on the Inland Revenue website http:// www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/stats/income_tax/it_t01_1.htm.
The average income of higher rate taxpayers in 2000–01 is around £69,000.