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92459

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date	10/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to table 4.1 in HM Revenue and Customs report, The Exchequer effect of the 50 per cent additional rate of income tax, published in March 2012, what recent estimate his Department has made of taxable income elasticity for the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	209932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>i, ii and iii. The estimated impact of the additional rate on tax liabilities is set out in Chapter 5 of the HM Revenue and Customs report “The Exchequer effect of the 50 per cent additional rate of income tax”. This report sets out the latest estimates of the taxable income elasticity, and the forestalling and other behavioural effects. It is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>iv. In 1988 the top rate of income tax was reduced from 60 per cent to 40 per cent (the ‘higher rate’). The table below details the tax liabilities for higher rate payers from 1997/98 to 2009/10. Comparable figures are not available for the previous years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Tax Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Tax Liability after Deductions £million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997/1998</p></td><td><p>32,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998/1999</p></td><td><p>38,590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999/2000</p></td><td><p>45,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000/2001</p></td><td><p>54,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001/2002</p></td><td><p>56,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002/2003</p></td><td><p>57,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003/2004</p></td><td><p>57,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/2005</p></td><td><p>65,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/2006</p></td><td><p>76,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/2007</p></td><td><p>84,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/2008</p></td><td><p>93,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/2009</p></td><td><p>89,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/2010</p></td><td><p>82,800</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>v. Current and previous estimates of revenue from the 50% income tax rate can be found in the Office of Budget Responsibility’s March 2012 Economic Fiscal Outlook report, “Box 4.2: The additional rate of income tax”.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p>£ billion</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Outturn</p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Forecast</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liabilities Basis</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Underlying Impact of 50p rate: Original Estimate</p><p>OBR estimate June 2010 (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIE" target="_blank">TIE</a>=0.35)</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Current Costing<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Difference</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>-1.8</p></td><td><p>-1.9</p></td><td><p>-2.1</p></td><td><p>-2.2</p></td><td><p>-2.5</p></td><td><p>-2.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup><em>Based on the current estimates cost of reduction in the rate from 50% to 40%</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>vi. Chart 5.1 of the HMRC Report details the number of taxpayers with incomes above £150,000 for the years 2000/01 to 2010/11 (see link above).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The estimated number of taxpayers liable to the additional rate of income tax for more recent years is published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.1 available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306826/Table_2.1.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306826/Table_2.1.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>vii. Estimates of income tax liabilities by income range are published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.5 available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306857/Table_2.5.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306857/Table_2.5.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Shares of income tax liabilities by percentile group are available in table 2.4 at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306831/Table_2.4.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306831/Table_2.4.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes (<a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI" target="_blank">SPI</a>) outturn data up to 2011-12, and then projected to 2013-14 in line with the <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" target="_blank">Office for Budget Responsibility</a>'s latest economic and fiscal outlook.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 210041 210042 210043 210044 210045 210046 question first answered 17/10/2014 11:58:57 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

92460

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraphs 5.40 and 5.41 of HM Revenue and Customs report, The Exchequer effect of the 50 per cent additional rate of income tax, published in March 2012, , what recent estimate he has made of the scale of (a) forestalling and (b) other behavioural effects.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	210042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>i, ii and iii. The estimated impact of the additional rate on tax liabilities is set out in Chapter 5 of the HM Revenue and Customs report “The Exchequer effect of the 50 per cent additional rate of income tax”. This report sets out the latest estimates of the taxable income elasticity, and the forestalling and other behavioural effects. It is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>iv. In 1988 the top rate of income tax was reduced from 60 per cent to 40 per cent (the ‘higher rate’). The table below details the tax liabilities for higher rate payers from 1997/98 to 2009/10. Comparable figures are not available for the previous years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Tax Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Tax Liability after Deductions £million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997/1998</p></td><td><p>32,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998/1999</p></td><td><p>38,590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999/2000</p></td><td><p>45,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000/2001</p></td><td><p>54,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001/2002</p></td><td><p>56,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002/2003</p></td><td><p>57,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003/2004</p></td><td><p>57,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/2005</p></td><td><p>65,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/2006</p></td><td><p>76,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/2007</p></td><td><p>84,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/2008</p></td><td><p>93,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/2009</p></td><td><p>89,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/2010</p></td><td><p>82,800</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>v. Current and previous estimates of revenue from the 50% income tax rate can be found in the Office of Budget Responsibility’s March 2012 Economic Fiscal Outlook report, “Box 4.2: The additional rate of income tax”.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p>£ billion</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Outturn</p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Forecast</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liabilities Basis</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Underlying Impact of 50p rate: Original Estimate</p><p>OBR estimate June 2010 (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIE" target="_blank">TIE</a>=0.35)</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Current Costing<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Difference</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>-1.8</p></td><td><p>-1.9</p></td><td><p>-2.1</p></td><td><p>-2.2</p></td><td><p>-2.5</p></td><td><p>-2.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup><em>Based on the current estimates cost of reduction in the rate from 50% to 40%</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>vi. Chart 5.1 of the HMRC Report details the number of taxpayers with incomes above £150,000 for the years 2000/01 to 2010/11 (see link above).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The estimated number of taxpayers liable to the additional rate of income tax for more recent years is published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.1 available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306826/Table_2.1.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306826/Table_2.1.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>vii. Estimates of income tax liabilities by income range are published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.5 available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306857/Table_2.5.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306857/Table_2.5.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Shares of income tax liabilities by percentile group are available in table 2.4 at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306831/Table_2.4.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306831/Table_2.4.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes (<a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI" target="_blank">SPI</a>) outturn data up to 2011-12, and then projected to 2013-14 in line with the <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" target="_blank">Office for Budget Responsibility</a>'s latest economic and fiscal outlook.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 209932 210041 210043 210044 210045 210046 question first answered 17/10/2014 11:58:58 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

92465

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of revising the starting threshold for (a) basic-rate and (b) top-rate income taxpayers for each £500 the threshold is raised.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	210040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The cost of raising the income tax limits may be approximated using the “Direct effects of illustrative tax changes” table as published on the internet at the following address:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/direct-effects-of-illustrative-tax-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/direct-effects-of-illustrative-tax-changes</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 16/10/2014 13:40:28 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

92466

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Personal Income
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people had a net income of £150,000 or more in each fiscal year from 2007-08 to date.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	210041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>i, ii and iii. The estimated impact of the additional rate on tax liabilities is set out in Chapter 5 of the HM Revenue and Customs report “The Exchequer effect of the 50 per cent additional rate of income tax”. This report sets out the latest estimates of the taxable income elasticity, and the forestalling and other behavioural effects. It is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.htm" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/budget2012/excheq-income-tax-2042.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>iv. In 1988 the top rate of income tax was reduced from 60 per cent to 40 per cent (the ‘higher rate’). The table below details the tax liabilities for higher rate payers from 1997/98 to 2009/10. Comparable figures are not available for the previous years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Tax Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Tax Liability after Deductions £million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997/1998</p></td><td><p>32,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998/1999</p></td><td><p>38,590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999/2000</p></td><td><p>45,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000/2001</p></td><td><p>54,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001/2002</p></td><td><p>56,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002/2003</p></td><td><p>57,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003/2004</p></td><td><p>57,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/2005</p></td><td><p>65,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/2006</p></td><td><p>76,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/2007</p></td><td><p>84,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/2008</p></td><td><p>93,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/2009</p></td><td><p>89,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/2010</p></td><td><p>82,800</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>v. Current and previous estimates of revenue from the 50% income tax rate can be found in the Office of Budget Responsibility’s March 2012 Economic Fiscal Outlook report, “Box 4.2: The additional rate of income tax”.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p>£ billion</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Outturn</p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Forecast</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liabilities Basis</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Underlying Impact of 50p rate: Original Estimate</p><p>OBR estimate June 2010 (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIE" target="_blank">TIE</a>=0.35)</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.7</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>3.2</p></td><td><p>3.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Current Costing<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Difference</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>-1.8</p></td><td><p>-1.9</p></td><td><p>-2.1</p></td><td><p>-2.2</p></td><td><p>-2.5</p></td><td><p>-2.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup><em>Based on the current estimates cost of reduction in the rate from 50% to 40%</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>vi. Chart 5.1 of the HMRC Report details the number of taxpayers with incomes above £150,000 for the years 2000/01 to 2010/11 (see link above).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The estimated number of taxpayers liable to the additional rate of income tax for more recent years is published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.1 available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306826/Table_2.1.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306826/Table_2.1.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>vii. Estimates of income tax liabilities by income range are published in the HMRC National Statistics table 2.5 available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306857/Table_2.5.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306857/Table_2.5.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Shares of income tax liabilities by percentile group are available in table 2.4 at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306831/Table_2.4.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306831/Table_2.4.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>These estimates are based on the Survey of Personal Incomes (<a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI" target="_blank">SPI</a>) outturn data up to 2011-12, and then projected to 2013-14 in line with the <a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_Budget_Responsibility" target="_blank">Office for Budget Responsibility</a>'s latest economic and fiscal outlook.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 209932 210042 210043 210044 210045 210046 question first answered 17/10/2014 11:58:58 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

93067

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the rollout of online individual electoral registration; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	905410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>Voter registration is now easier and more convenient than ever before with the launch of online registration. Applying to register to vote now takes as little as 3 minutes and has been a huge success so far – over 90% of users that have provided feedback on the Register to Vote website have said they were ‘satisfied’ or ‘very satisfied’ with the service.</p><p>To date, over 2 million applications have been made under IER with the majority of these made online.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 14/10/2014 14:11:24 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond