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Mr. Hancock
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of income is paid in tax by those earning (a) the lowest 20 per cent. and (b) the top 5 per cent. in earnings; and if he will make a statement. [102505]
Dawn Primarolo
It is estimated from the New Earnings Survey that the 20th percentile point and the 95th percentile point are £14,350 and £53,600 respectively.Estimates are in the following table.
| Total income range | Income tax as a percentage of total income |
| Less than £14,350 | 6 |
| £53,600 and over | 31 |