§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in the Official Report a detailed statement giving the net salary take-home pay, after payment of income tax and surtax, for a man, with wife, on a gross salary of £20,000 per annum for each of the financial years 1968–69, 1969–70 and 1970–71; and what amount of saving in tax and surtax resulted from the annual Budgets for each of these years.
§ Mr. NottThe net incomes in each year and the savings resulting from the Budgets are:
Net income Saving £ p.a. £ p.a. 1968–69 … … 7,446 nil 1969–70 … … 7,446 nil 1970–71 … … 7,454 8