The Government supports families in a number of ways, including through the tax and welfare systems.<\/p>
<\/p>
The income tax system does this through various allowances including the married couples allowance and marriage allowance, and by providing tax reliefs for childcare. The Government also supports families through increasing tax thresholds including increasing the Personal Allowance to £12,500 for 2019 to 2020.<\/p>
<\/p>
The annual costs of most of these types of support in each financial year since 2010 have been set out in various HMRC publications.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3935", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mel Stride"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Central Devon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mel Stride"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-05-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-05-13T15:57:04.483Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-05-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Income Tax"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual cost of recognising family responsibility in the income tax system has been in each financial year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3958", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Fiona Bruce"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Congleton"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Fiona Bruce"} ], "uin" : "251262"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1050318", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1050318/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The government is committed to keeping taxes low to support working people keep more of what they earn.<\/p>
Budget 2018 announced that the government will increase the personal allowance to £12,500 and the higher rate threshold to £50,000 from April 2019, one year earlier than planned.<\/p>
This tax cut means, in 2019-20, a typical basic rate taxpayer will pay £1,205 less in tax than in 2010-11. Across the UK, 1.74 million of the lowest paid will be taken out of tax entirely since 2015, leaving more of their hard-earned money in their pockets.<\/p>
<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3935", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mel Stride"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Central Devon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mel Stride"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-01-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-01-29T16:01:16.937Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-01-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Income Tax"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "What progress he has made on reducing the amount of income tax that people pay.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4407", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nigel Huddleston"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Mid Worcestershire"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Nigel Huddleston"} ], "uin" : "908882"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/886252", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/886252/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Table 3.15 of HMRC\u2019s personal income statistics provides estimates of the number of taxpayers, total income tax liabilities and median income tax liabilities for each constituency. Individual links to published tables covering tax years 2009\u201110 to 2015\u201116 are provided below. The figures are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes, for which 2015-16 is the latest available year.<\/p>
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2015-16<\/p>
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/694523/NS_Table_3_15_1516.xlsx<\/a><\/p> <\/p> 2014-15<\/p> https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/610808/NS_Table_3_15_1415.xlsx<\/a><\/p> <\/p> 2013-14<\/p> https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/510901/Table_3_15_14.xlsx<\/a><\/p> <\/p> 2012-13<\/p> https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/406897/Table_3_15_13.xls<\/a><\/p> <\/p> 2011-12<\/p> https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/284864/table3-15-12.xls<\/a><\/p> <\/p> 2010-11<\/p> https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259586/table3-15.xls<\/a><\/p> <\/p> 2009-10<\/p> http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120605033131/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk//stats/income_distribution/table-3-15-mar2012.xls<\/a><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The links to the individual tables are published as part of the Personal Income Statistics collection:<\/p> https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-and-tax-by-parliamentary-constituency-2010-to-2011<\/a><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Further information on the Survey of Personal Incomes can be found on HMRC\u2019s website at the following address: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/personal-incomes-statistics<\/a><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much income tax was paid by constituency in each year between 2010 and 2016.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/886254/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Table 3.15 of HMRC\u2019s personal income statistics provides estimates of the number of taxpayers, total income tax liabilities and median income tax liabilities for each constituency. Individual links to published tables covering tax years 2009\u201110 to 2015\u201116 are provided below. The figures are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes, for which 2015-16 is the latest available year.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> 2015-16<\/p> https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/694523/NS_Table_3_15_1516.xlsx<\/a><\/p> <\/p> 2014-15<\/p> https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/610808/NS_Table_3_15_1415.xlsx<\/a><\/p> <\/p> 2013-14<\/p> https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/510901/Table_3_15_14.xlsx<\/a><\/p> <\/p> 2012-13<\/p> https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/406897/Table_3_15_13.xls<\/a><\/p> <\/p> 2011-12<\/p> https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/284864/table3-15-12.xls<\/a><\/p> <\/p> 2010-11<\/p> https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/259586/table3-15.xls<\/a><\/p> <\/p> 2009-10<\/p> http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120605033131/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk//stats/income_distribution/table-3-15-mar2012.xls<\/a><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The links to the individual tables are published as part of the Personal Income Statistics collection:<\/p>
Share of Total Income Tax Liability<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||
<\/p><\/td> | Top(3)<\/sup><\/p><\/td> Bottom(3)<\/sup><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> 1%<\/p><\/td> 10%<\/p><\/td> 10%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1996-97<\/p><\/td> 20.0<\/p><\/td> 48.0<\/p><\/td> *<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009-10<\/p><\/td> 26.5<\/p><\/td> 54.9<\/p><\/td> 0.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016-17(1)(2)<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 26.9<\/p><\/td> 58.5<\/p><\/td> 0.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> *This figure is not available.<\/p> <\/p> (1) Projected estimates based upon the 2014-15 Survey of Personal Incomes using economic assumptions consistent with the OBR\u2019s March 2017 economic and fiscal outlook.<\/p> (2) Prior to 2016-17, total income includes the amount of dividends plus dividend tax credit (one ninth of the dividend), the grossed dividend, and income tax is charged on the grossed dividend. The tax due can be satisfied (in part) by the notional tax credit (10% of the grossed dividend). The table reflects the grossed dividend in total income and shows the income tax liability before the tax credit is offset. From 2016-17 the dividend tax credit is abolished, effective dividend tax rates are increased by 7.5% and a £5,000 Personal Dividend Allowance is introduced. This affects the measure of total income and leads to a discontinuity in the basis on which tax liabilities are presented between 2015-16 (and earlier) and 2016-17, so the share of incomes and tax liabilities are not directly comparable.<\/p> (3) Percentile groups ranged on total income before tax.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of income tax was raised from the (a) top-earning one, (b) top-earning 10 and (c) bottom-earning 10 per cent in (i) 2017, (ii) 2010, (iii) 1997 and (iv) 1979.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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