§ Sir B. Rhys Williamsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what he estimates to be the net cost of cancelling all child allowances for Income and Surtax purposes, and increasing family allowances and making them exempt from tax in such a way as to leave all Income Tax payers with no less net income than at present, assuming that corresponding reductions were made in social security benefits.
§ Mr. Harold LeverIf the hon. Member will send me further details of his suggestion, including in particular whether he envisages extending family allowance to all children at present ranking for child allowance—including the first child in the family—and whether he envisages that people left subject to Surtax should be worse off, I will see whether I can provide a figure.