Firm finds nearly 3.7m pay highest income tax

By Toby Helm, Public Policy Editor Last Updated: 2:08am GMT 30/01/2008

The number of people paying the highest level of income tax has almost doubled since Labour came to power, according to recent statistics.
The statistics show that the number paying tax at 40 per cent will have increased from just over two million in 1997 to almost 3.7 million by the end of this financial year.

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