§ Mr. Banksasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the amount in personal tax concessions that would have to be made to reduce the number of people paying income tax to the number in February 1974.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe estimated number of taxpayers is as follows:
Numbers ('000) 1973–74 1977–78 Married 12,050 11,940 Single 7,640 8,330 Wives with earnings 3,620 4,420 Total: single and wives with earnings 11,260 12,75 To reduce the total number of single persons and earning wives paying tax in 1977–78 to the same number as in 1973–74 would require an estimated increase in the personal allowance for single persons and earning wives of about £245.