HC Deb 21 June 1979 vol 968 c1492
19. Mr. Dalyell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what examination he is making of the taxation treatment of working widows.

Mr. Lawson

All widows who are liable to tax will benefit from the very substantial reductions in income tax which my right hon. and learned Friend has proposed in his Budget; but we shall, of course, keep the effects of the tax system on widows under careful review.

Mr. Dalyell

What does "under careful review" mean to the Financial Secretary?

Mr. Lawson

It means under careful review.

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