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Personal income tax

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WQ.234/2022

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR TREASURY AND RESOURCES BY DEPUTY M.B. ANDREWS OF ST. HELIER NORTH

QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 24th OCTOBER 2022 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 31st OCTOBER 2022

Question

Will the Minister provide, as a percentage of overall personal income tax, the amount that the top ten percent of non-marginal income taxpayers have contributed per annum since 2012?

Answer

Broadly speaking, the top 10% of personal-income-taxpayers are those taxpayers (including married couples and civil partners) whose income is taxed at the standard rate of 20% (ie they do not benefit from Marginal Relief).

 

Percentage of Personal Income Tax Paid by the 10% of Taxpayers with the Highest Income

 

Year Of Assessment

 

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Percentage

45%

45%

46%

45%

46%

46%

45%

46%

45%