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Lord VAIZEY
asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will list in the
Official Report the proportion of total income
| Year(1) | Percentage of total tax paid by quantile groups of taxpayers(2) | Total | |||||||||||
| Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | 10–20% | 20–30% | 30–40% | 40–50% | 50–60% | 60–70% | 70–80% | 80–90% | Bottom 10% | tax (£m) | |
| 1949–50 | 46 | 62 | 72 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1,101 |
| 1959–60 | 30 | 49 | 57 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1,735 |
| 1969–70 | 18 | 33 | 43 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5,146 |
| 1970–71 | 16 | 31 | 41 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6,158 |
| 1971–72 | 15 | 29 | 39 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6,356 |
| 1972–73 | 16 | 30 | 40 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6,572 |
| 1973–74 | 16 | 29 | 38 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8,045 |
| 1974–75 | 14 | 27 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11,864 |
| 1975–76 | 12 | 25 | 35 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15,987 |
| 1976–77 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18,306 |
| Notes:— | |||||||||||||
| (1) Years up to and including 1972–73 take income tax and surtax together. Subsequent years relate to income tax (including higher rates and the additional rate on investment income). | |||||||||||||
| (2) Married couples are counted as one taxpayer. Only tax paid by individuals (i.e. excluding trusts, etc.) is included. | |||||||||||||