§ Mr. Patrick Jenkinasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a revised table showing the total annual net incomes for each of the categories of people at each of the income levels and on the same assumptions as those given in the Written Answer to the hon. Member for Norfolk, North (Mr. Howells)—Official Report, 27th April, columns 669–701.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonI will let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Freudasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the after-tax income of a married man with two children (a) earning average industrial
Average Earnings £8,000 at 6 April 1975 £13,000 at 6 April 1975 Net income£ Change in real net income since April 1975 per cent. Net income£ Change in real net income since April 1975 per cent. Net income£ Change in real net income since April 1975 per cent. 1975–76 … … 2,576 5,505 7,829 1976–77 … … 2,931 -1.3 5,862 -7.6 8,129 -9.9 1977–78 … … 3,303 -2.5 6,332 -12.5 8,947 -13.1 1978–79 … … 3,734 +3.1 7,074 -8.6 9,929 -9.8 + = increase, - = decrease. Average earnings have been taken as the new earnings survey estimates of the average earnings of full time adult male manual workers. For 1975–76 and 1976–77 the figure used is the average of the new earnings survey estimates for April at the start and finish of each tax year and for 1977–78 the April figure has been updated to October 1977 by the monthly index of average earnings.
The figures take account of family allowance and child benefit, but it is assumed that the man on £14,000 a year would have relinquished family allowance in 1975–76 and 1976–77.
The price index used is the General Index of Retail Prices. It has been assumed that the retail prices index will rise by 7 per cent. from 1977–78 to 1978–79.