§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the proportion of(a) total income tax and (b) all taxes paid by the top 10 per cent. of income tax payers by income for each year since 1980–81. [76294]
§ Dawn PrimaroloIt would only be possible to provide a reliable answer at disproportionate cost. Some of the information is, however, available in table 2.4 of Inland Revenue Statistics which is available on Inland Revenue's website www.inlandrevenue.goy.uk. Estimates for some earlier years are also available in table 2.3 of the 1993 edition of Inland Revenue Statistics which is available in the Library of the House.
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