§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the costs, in terms of loss of revenue to the Exchequer, if the tax threshold due to take effect from April 1977 were raised to the current FIS levels for (a) a married couple with one child aged four years, (b) a married couple with two children aged 4 and 8 years, (c) a married couple with three children aged 4, 8 and 11 years, (d) a married couple with four children aged 4, 8, 11 and 16 years, and (e) a a married couple with six children aged 4, 6, 8, 11, 14 and 16 years.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonI will let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.
§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the costs, in terms of loss of revenue to the Exchequer, if a band of taxation at 20 per cent. were introduced between the tax thresholds due to take effect in April 1977 and the current FIS levels for (a) a married couple with one child aged 4 years, (b) a married couple with two children aged 4 and 8 years, (c) a married couple with three children aged 4, 8 and 11 years, (d) a married couple with four children aged 4, 8, 11 and 16 years and (e) a married couple with six children aged 4, 6, 8, 11, 14 and 16 years; and what would be the savings on income tax for the married couples as described.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonI shall let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.