§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if the cost of £52 million in 1978–79 and £66 million in a full year given in Table 16 of the Financial Statement and Budget Report as the effect of extending the basic rate band by £250 to £6,250 includes the consequential cost of raising the starting points for each of the higher rate tax bands.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 15th May 1978; Vol. 950, c. 71], gave the following information:
No. The cost of changes proposed in the higher rate bands was given separately.