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<p>The number of individuals with total income between £41,865 (higher rate threshold)
and £55,000 by each Government office region in 2014-15 is projected to be:</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Taxpayers (thousands)</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
West and Merseyside</p></td><td><p>251</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>173</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East
Midlands</p></td><td><p>163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>197</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East
of England</p></td><td><p>274</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>421</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South
East</p></td><td><p>441</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>215</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern
Ireland</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>2,590</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table note:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Projected estimates
for 2014-15 is based upon the 2011-12 Survey of Personal Incomes using economic assumptions
consistent with the OBR’s March 2014 economic and fiscal outlook.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>Some UK taxpayers reside abroad, or their region is not known. Therefore, the
sum of taxpayer numbers across countries and regions will not match the UK summary.</p><p>
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