HMRC figures show more over-70s pay income tax than under-30s in Britain: 'Our country is doomed'

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) data from the 2022 23 financial year shows that 5. 45 million over 70s paid income tax, compared with just 5. 23 million people aged below 30. More than two million Britons aged 66 and over remained in work during the 2024 2025 tax year, according to new HMRC data. The figures challenge the long held assumption that reaching state pension age marks the end of working life for most people. 12 million pensioners continued earning wages during the