§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer have many(a) working and (b) non-working people do not pay income tax in the United Kingdom. [26145]
§ Dawn PrimaroloInland Revenue estimate that out of the 27.8 million taxpayers in 2000–01 in the United Kingdom (UK), 23.4 million had employment or self-employment income. These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes and are consistent with the November 2001 pre-Budget report.
The ONS population estimate for the UK in 2000 is 59.8 million.
The ONS estimate for the number of people in employment in the UK based on the September-November 2000 Labour Force Survey is 28.0 million.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the people of(a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland paid income tax at (i) the basic rate and (ii) the higher rate in each of the last four years. [27437]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe proportions requested are in the table.
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Basic rate taxpayers1 as a percentage of the country population Higher rate taxpayers as a percentage of the country population 2000–012 Wales 33 3 Scotland 36 3 Northern Ireland 31 2 England 36 5
Basic rate taxpayers1 as a percentage of the country population Higher rate taxpayers as a percentage of the country population 1999–2000 Wales 33 2 Scotland 36 3 Northern Ireland 31 2 England 36 4 1998–99 Wales 24 2 Scotland 29 3 Northern Ireland 24 2 England 28 4 1997–98 Wales 25 2 Scotland 30 3 Northern Ireland 21 2 England 28 4 1 Taxpayers with a marginal rate at 20 per cent. lower rate for savings or 10 per cent. ordinary dividend rate from £1 of extra earnings are excluded from this column as they are in the "savers" category. 2 Provisional Estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes and the 2000–01 is consistent with the November 2001 pre-Budget report.