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Mr. Hain
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information his Departments has on the percentage of company profits distributed as dividends in each year since 1978 for each G7 country excluding Canada and for Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands.
| Income tax liability of decile groups of taxpayers at current prices | |||||||||||||
| (£ million) | |||||||||||||
| Year | Top 10 per cent. | 10–20 | 20–30 | 30–40 | 40–50 | 50–60 | 60–70 | 70–80 | 80–90 | Bottom 10 per cent. | Total tax liability | Number in each decile (thousands) | Total taxpayers1 (thousands) |
| 1979–80 | 7,900 | 3,600 | 2,800 | 2,300 | 1,900 | 1,600 | 1,200 | 900 | 500 | 200 | 22,900 | 2,160 | 21,600 |
| 1980–81 | 9,300 | 4,200 | 3,300 | 2,700 | 2,200 | 1,800 | 1,500 | 1,100 | 600 | 200 | 26,900 | 2,100 | 21,000 |
| 1981–82 | 10,800 | 4,700 | 3,700 | 3,000 | 2,500 | 2,100 | 1,600 | 1,200 | 700 | 200 | 30,500 | 2,080 | 20,800 |
| 1982–83 | 11,700 | 5,000 | 3,900 | 3,200 | 2,700 | 2,200 | 1,700 | 1,200 | 700 | 200 | 32,600 | 2,080 | 20,800 |
| 1983–84 | 12,100 | 5,300 | 4,000 | 3,300 | 2,700 | 2,200 | 1,700 | 1,200 | 700 | 200 | 33,400 | 2,040 | 20,400 |
| 1984–85 | 13,200 | 5,600 | 4,200 | 3,400 | 2,700 | 2,200 | 1,700 | 1,200 | 700 | 200 | 35,300 | 2,020 | 20,200 |
| 1985–86 | 14,800 | 5,900 | 4,500 | 3,700 | 3,000 | 2,400 | 1,900 | 1,400 | 900 | 300 | 38,800 | 2,020 | 20,200 |
| 1986–87 | 16,900 | 6,500 | 4,900 | 4,000 | 3,200 | 2,600 | 2,000 | 1,500 | 900 | 400 | 42,800 | 2,040 | 20,400 |
| 1987–88 | 18,400 | 6,800 | 5,100 | 4,100 | 3,400 | 2,700 | 2,000 | 1,500 | 900 | 300 | 45,300 | 2,080 | 20,800 |
| 1988–89 | 19,400 | 6,900 | 5,200 | 4,100 | 3,400 | 2,700 | 2,100 | 1,500 | 900 | 300 | 46,500 | 2,130 | 21,300 |
| 1989–90 | 22,600 | 8,300 | 5,900 | 4,600 | 3,700 | 2,900 | 2,300 | 1,700 | 1,100 | 400 | 53,400 | 2,150 | 21,500 |
| 1990–91 | 25,400 | 9,400 | 6,900 | 5,400 | 4,200 | 3,400 | 2,600 | 1,800 | 1,000 | 300 | 60,400 | 2,630 | 26,300 |
| 1991–92 | 26,200 | 9,800 | 7,100 | 5,600 | 4,400 | 3,500 | 2,600 | 1,800 | 1,000 | 300 | 62,400 | 2,550 | 25,500 |
| 1992–93 | 25,800 | 9,500 | 6,900 | 5,300 | 4,200 | 3,200 | 2,400 | 1,600 | 800 | 200 | 59,900 | 2,480 | 24,800 |
| 1 Tax units prior to 1990–91. | |||||||||||||
| Income tax liability of decile groups of taxpayers at 1979–80 prices | |||||||||||||
| (£ million) | |||||||||||||
| Year | Top 10 per cent. | 10–20 | 20–30 | 30–40 | 40–50 | 50–60 | 60–70 | 70–80 | 80–90 | Bottom 10 per cent. | Total tax liability | Number in each decile (thousands) | Total taxpayers1 (thousands) |
| 1979–80 | 7,900 | 3,600 | 2,800 | 2,300 | 1,900 | 1,600 | 1,200 | 900 | 500 | 200 | 22,900 | 2,160 | 21,600 |
| 1980–81 | 8,000 | 3,600 | 2,800 | 2,300 | 1,900 | 1,500 | 1,300 | 900 | 500 | 200 | 26,900 | 2,100 | 21,000 |
| 1981–82 | 8,300 | 3,600 | 2,900 | 2,300 | 1,900 | 1,600 | 1,200 | 900 | 500 | 200 | 30,500 | 2,080 | 20,800 |
Mr. Nelson
The available information is provided in the OECD's "National Accounts Volume II", a copy of which is available in the House of Commons Library.