§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the value in 1974–75 for a man with three children aged 8, 13, and 16 years and earning £1,500 £2,000, £2,500, £3,000, £3,500, £4,000, £4,500, £5,000, £6,000 and £7,000, of (a)
1974–75 1975–76* Personal earnings Value of family allowances after tax and clawback Value of total child tax allowances in terms of tax relief Annual earnings Value of family allowances after tax and clawback† Value of total child lax allowances in terms of tax relief (a) (b) (a) (b) £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1,500 31.88 270.60 1,800 65.00 54.17 287.00 239.17 2,000 31.88 270.60 2,400 65.00 54.17 287.00 239.17 2,500 31.88 270.60 3,000 65.00 54.17 287.00 239.17 3,000 31.88 270.60 3,600 65.00 54.17 287.00 239.17 3,500 31.88 270.60 4,200 65.00 54.17 287.00 239.17 4,000 31.88 270.60 4,800 65.00 54.17 287.00 239.17 4,500 31.88 270.60 5,400 65.00 54.17 297.25 247.71 5,000 31.88 270.60 6,000 65.00 54.17 342.50 285.42 6,000 30.10 328.49 7,200 39.00 32.50 394.25 328.54 7,000 11.60 369.49 8,400 26.00 21.67 445.25 371.04 * Assuming allowances and rates of tax proposed for 1975–76. Columns headed (a) show values at 1975–76 prices; columns (b) are those values deflated by the postulated percentage change in wages and salaries. † The recent increases in family allowances are subject to income tax but there has been no change in the "clawback" arrangements.