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Personal Taxation

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 1 July 2025UIN 904945

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the average amount of tax paid by each person in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.

Answered by James Murray

In 2024-25, HMRC expect the average amount of Income Tax paid by income tax payers to be £7,950.In 2025-26, HMRC expect the average amount of Income Tax paid by income tax payers to be £8,270.

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