§ Mr. Stevenson:To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the additional revenue raised in Stoke-on-Trent by increasing the basic rate of income tax by one pence would be. [143876]
§ Dawn Primarolo:The additional full-year yield of increasing the basic rate of income tax by one pence in Stoke-on-Trent is £7.7 million in 2000–01. This estimate is based upon the 2000–01 Survey of Personal Incomes. The effects of the illustrative changes can be scaled up or down over a reasonably wide range. This result excludes any behavioural response to the tax change.
§ Mr. Stevenson:To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the additional revenue raised in Stoke-on-Trent would be if the top rate of income tax were raised to 50 pence in the pound for income over £100,000 per annum. [143877]
§ Dawn Primarolo:Reliable information on this is not available.