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Written question asked by Julian Huppert (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 3 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 6 March 2015 (named day). It was answered by David Gauke (Conservative) on Thursday, 19 March 2015 on behalf of the Treasury.

Income Tax: Cambridge

Question

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have ceased to pay income tax as a result of increases in the personal allowance since May 2010 in Cambridge constituency.

Answer

By April 2015 this Government's increases in the personal allowance (for those born after 5 April 1948) are estimated to have taken 3.2 million individuals out of the income tax system altogether. 287,000 of these individuals live in the East of England region, which includes the Parliamentary Constituency of Cambridge.

These estimates are based on the 2012-13 Survey of Personal Incomes, projected to 2015-16 using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s December 2014 economic and fiscal outlook.

HM Treasury does not publish this information at constituency level.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
226220
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Income tax Tax rates and bands Cambridge
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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