§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the cost in a full year of raising the single personal allowance and the wife's earned income allowance to £950, the single person's age allowance to £1,260 and the married couple's age allowance to £1,980.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 20th March 1978], gave the following information:
The estimated costs at 1977–78 income levels are as follows:
£m. Single Personal allowance 24 Wife's earned income allowance Age allowance—Single 3 Age allowance—Married 1