Millions of adults are being dragged into higher income tax brackets

Higher- and additional-rate tax payers as a share of adults

With freeze

With freeze (OBR)

CPI uprated

20%

Projected

16%

15

15%

10

9%

5

0

1990-91

2000-01

2010-11

2020-21

20%

Projected

16%

With freeze

15

15%

With freeze

(OBR)

10

9%

CPI uprated

5

0

1990-91

2000-01

2010-11

2020-21

Guardian graphic. Source: Source: Institute for Fiscal Studies