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Households: Taxation

Asked by Jim McMahonLabour (Co-op)Cabinet OfficeTabled Answered 25 November 2025UIN 91620

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of household income is spent on (a) Council tax, (b) Income tax, (c) National Insurance and (d) VAT by income decile.

Answered by Josh Simons

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 17th November is attached.

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