Islanders on UK's lowest wage

Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly have the lowest level of income from employment in the UK, government figures have revealed.

Inner London residents had the highest level during 2004 at an average of ?15,590 per person, 44% above the UK average. This figure is 118% higher than residents of Cornwall and Scilly, on an average wage of just ?7,150 or ?143 per week.

However, people in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly paid the least tax per person at ?1,550, compared to the UK average of ?2,440. Inner London paid the highest, at ?4,090per person, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Check out the statistics at http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp’id=1552