§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish figures showing the combined value of family allowance/child benefit and child tax allowances/residual child tax allowances for a family with three dependent children aged 16, 14 and 12 years as a percentage of the value of married person's tax allowance, assuming tax at the standard rate, in each year since 1960.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe figures for a standard or basic rate taxpayer who is married with three dependent children aged 16, 14 and 12 years, are as follows:
Family allowance deduction ("claw-back") has been taken into account where appropriate and the family allowances used are the actual amounts receivable in each year.
Year combined net value or family allowance or child benefit and child tax allowances as a percentage of the value of married person's tax allowance 1960–61 … … … 201.8 1961–62 … … … 201.8 1962–63 … … … 201.8 1963–64 … … … 165.4 1964–65 … … … 165.4 1965–66 … … … 153.5 1966–67 … … … 153.5 1967–68 … … … 153.5 1968–69 … … … 153.8 1969–70 … … … 139.6 1970–71 … … … 112.6 1971–72 … … … 141.7 1972–73 … … … 109.9 1973–74 … … … 109.1 1974–75 … … … 110.0 1975–76 … … … 109.0 1976–77 112.5 1977–78 … … … 88.2 The figures take account of the Chancellor's proposals of 26th October.