Income Tax receipts during the Coalition 2010–2015 government
Year ending March 2010 → Year ending March 2015 · 5 periods
↑ 12.6%+£18.2bn £ million
Income Tax receipts rose by 12.6% over the period, from £144.9bn £ million (Year ending March 2010, the level when the government took office) to £163.1bn (Year ending March 2015, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2010: £144.9bn
Level when it left Year ending March 2015: £163.1bn
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
Income Tax received by HMRC in the financial year, gross of personal tax credits, covering PAYE, Self Assessment and smaller elements.
Doesn’t measure: Income Tax raised in Scotland under Scottish rates as a separate figure, or the tax due on a year's income rather than the cash received in the year.