§ Mr. Skeetasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will compare the tax imposed on a married man with two children in each of the nine member countries of the EEC assuming a total earned income of (a) £4,000 per annum (b) £5,000 per annum and (c) £6,000 per annum and that none of the family derive any additional income from investments or property.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe following table shows the effective rates of income tax at the income levels specified:
Savings Bond Scheme; and what savings in staff this computerisation will involve when it is in full operation.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesThe present manual system and clerical records for premium savings bonds are to be converted over a period of about five years to a computerised system which will be ready for introduction in mid-1976. The increase of staff has been necessary to carry out the thorough trials that are essential before such a system is commenced. When the system is in full operation a saving of 900 staff is expected over the estimated number that would then have been required for a clerical system.
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§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the numerical extent of the increase in the staff of the Department of National Savings caused by overlapping requirements as a result of the dispersal of the National Savings Bank; when this overlapping will cease; and whether, on completion of the move, staffing establisment levels will be reduced to eliminate the temporary increases caused by overlapping.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesBetween 1st July 1975 and 1st October 1975 the total staff of the National Savings Bank increased by 76. This was the result of a surplus of staff in London awaiting redeployment to other Government Departments following the dispersal of their work to Glasgow. Temporary overlapping will occur periodically but will be eliminated within about two years when dispersal is completed.