That's not quite true

the UK population has grown by about 5% between 2010 and 2017 (from 62.8m to current estimate of 66m this year) .

(In fact, the 16-64 population - or peak working age - has grown by a lot less than that, because the population is ageing - only about 1.5%.)

So most of the nominal GDP growth has been nothing to do with that. GDP per capita has grown by around 20% between 2010 and 2017. (You're confusing this a bit with GDP in *real* terms - ie adjusted for inflation - which has indeed barely grown per capita. But when you're looking at tax takes, it's nominal GDP - ie in current pounds and pence - that is relevant.)

Posted By: Tricky Hawes, May 25, 16:57:33