§ 52. Mr. Maxwellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give a list of Government Departments which are responsible for buying goods and services for their own or other Departments' use, and the amount expended by each for the financial year ended 31st March, 1966.
§ Mr. DiamondAll Government Departments have power to purchase what is needed for the discharge of their functions and for the purposes of internal administration. Following is a list of the major buying Departments, with figures of their total purchases.
Government Departments which spent over £2 million on goods and services (excluding Post Office services) for their own or other
WAGE LEVELS AT WHICH EMPLOYEES BECOME LIABLE AT THE RATES SHOWN (YEAR 1967–68) ON ADDITIONAL EARNINGS at 3s. 1⅓d. at 4s. 8d. at 6s. 5d. per week per year per week per year per week per year £ s. d. £ £ s. d. £ £ s. d. £ Single … 5 8 10 283 7 18 6 412 12 17 4 669 Married … 8 8 6 438 10 17 8 566 15 16 6 823 Married, one child under 11 … 11 5 5 586 13 14 7 714 18 13 6 971 Married, two children under 11 … 13 14 3 713 16 3 10 842 21 2 8 1,099 Married, three children under 11 … 16 1 2 835 18 10 9 964 23 9 7 1,221 Notes:
1. The weekly and yearly figures show the amounts that can be earned before any tax becomes payable at the rate at the head of the column. Those rates are the marginal rates chargeable upon the extra income after allowing for the earned income relief deduction of two-ninths; the corresponding nominal rates are 4s. 0d., 6s. 0d., and 8s. 3d. respectively.
2. It is assumed that the employees have no other income, except that in the case of the married man with two or more children the family allowances have been taken into account. No adjustment has been made for tools and clothing and other expenses for which the allowance varies as between one taxpayer and another.