Alan Brown – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alan Brown on 2016-06-24.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many pensioners pay income tax at the higher rate.

Mr David Gauke

For 2013-14 it is estimated that 558,000 individuals above State Pension Age were liable for Income Tax charged at or above the higher rate. This is based on the most recent Survey of Personal Incomes (2013-14)