§ Mr. Peter Reesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many special offices have now been opened by the Inland Revenue; in what centres; with what staff; and at what cost.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe present position is as envisaged in my reply of 11th May last to a similar Question by the hon. Member—[Vol. 911, c.128.] There are three special offices, in Edinburgh.
642Wfor the EEC countries, the United States of America and Japan.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe following table shows the marginal percentage rate of combined income tax and social security contributions on the employment income of a married man with two children under 11 at the multiples specified of United Kingdom average earnings:
London and Manchester, with a total of 51 staff. As I explained previously, most of the staff have been provided by the redeployment of existing staff. The total additional staffing cost is about £30,000 a year.