So, pace a discussion
chez Timmy, a couple of graphs.
Firstly, the distribution of UK after tax income in 2013-14:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpy8ZRaAoC2rlXGSgpApjr1jWVKooYAmkCOu3-RUDvaGw-ELeaqOxIEamNvECXMyhS0Hk8ioYm-moVfUfNZdnwHvSl94AXa_fb_ybmwS5nyuMKATcSEyzRVUS1eCohLhZta566/s400/2013-14+After+Tax.png) |
Tax Year 2013-14, UK Govt Figures |
At Richard's request, the same distribution for tax year 1999-2000:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFsVZZ6IGKaasJIlI4-6UpfE1AunJxbzbeOt3pb5OiqLFfmoS4BqA8CSQnTWDv2rp0c479B_fQEn1-gACyLpa94ZzT5PHaQj2x17KSkTvGbP61ZPGR_H3OUyCaYzPIEFFNHoY/s400/1999-00+After+Tax.png) |
Tax Year 1999-2000, UK Govt Figures |
Then we have the %age change (NB: all positive), for each centile, in after tax income between tax years 1999-00 and 2013-14:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJCSKk-H132UG86W-iuob3g9a6GzwxcQPSLcRiNTrr-uJpai1veTEbzQEp9wITuHZ8v51dzVFeRVMYpPVt_2hQ9FN6aalrqaTQk9q9WAPBAHuhon9XnUqzAiVjdy-nJfMfw9zt/s400/99-00to13-14.png) |
%age increase in income 2000-2014 |
Note that the above chart isn't corrected for inflation or anything else - raw figures from the data published
here, as of the 1 Mar 2016 update. But Bank of England
inflation figures state that inflation 2000 to 2014 was 50% (suspicious but true - check yourself) so, for clarity, the inflation adjusted graph is here:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7rDuzcECXXtewLCV2k63UEVpIu-1jIfG1JwDO8eL9WL1d-6vbTWOy-VhZk3zI0_wWBx6ikK2KzfUewBYYW15MJYmIXAYhKHq4UXww2xAe1bI_1IX1TVvoRDptPBoGgouanVe/s400/99-00to13-14_Inflation.png) |
Inflation Adjusted %age increase in UK after tax income, 2000-2014 |