HC Deb 29 January 2002 vol 379 c228W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average income tax and national insurance paid per tax unit was in each of the last four years. [26277]

Dawn Primarolo

Estimates for income taxpayers and income tax liabilities can be found in Inland Revenue Statistics tables 2.1 and 3.3. The latest versions can be found on the Inland Revenue website http://www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk.stats/income_tax/it_t01–l.htm http://www.inlandrevenue.gov. uk/stats/income_distribution/ pi_t03_l. htm. The average national insurance contributions per contributor are in the table:

£
Average national insurance liabilities per contributor1
1997–98 1,000
1998–99 1,000
1999–2000 1,000
2000–01 1,100
1 Estimates are net of contracted out rebates and exclude employer contributions.

Amounts (provided by the Government Actuary's Department) have been rounded to the nearest £50.

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