[nomadking]

Originally Posted by Chrysalis

How far are we away from 1970s income tax levels.

and you keep quoting total tax, I mean income tax.

how mich do the elite pay in tax compared to historically. very low.

Radio Times description of programme shown a couple of weeks ago.

Your Money and How They Spend It
Wednesday 30 November 9:00pm - 10:00pm BBC2
2/2
A programme about tax? From start to finish? Yes, and the wonder is, it's far from dull; in fact it's graphic, grown-up and enlightening about the political pressures and dilemmas for the people who make the nation's sums add up. Part of the problem, explains Nick Robinson, is that everyone thinks the rich should pay more tax, but no one considers themselves rich (as he proves by asking people at a race meeting). He illustrates how more than half of all income tax revenue comes from the top ten per cent of earners. And did you think your National Insurance revenue went to health care and pensions? Wrong!