§ Mr. Stephen Rossasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the average annual family income was spent on local authority and water rates including drainage, in the following years, 1938, 1958, 1968 and 1978.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesThe information is not available in the precise form requested. The percentage of total household income—as defined in the national accounts—spent on rates, water charges, etc., was 2.3 per cent. in 1968 and 2.2 per cent. in 1977, the latest year for which information is available. Exactly comparable figures for 1958 are not available; but it is estimated that the corresponding figure in that year was about
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TAX THRESHOLDS Year Single Married Married 1 child aged under 11 Married 2 children aged under 11 Married 3 children, 2 under 11, 1 aged 11–16 Married 4 children, 2 under 11, 2 aged 11–16 £ £ £ £ £ £ 1945–46 … … 90 157 212 268 323 379 1946–47 … … 129 209 266 323 380 437 1947–48 … … 137 221 293 365 437 509 1948–49 … … 144 231 306 381 456 531 1949–50 … … 146 233 308 383 458 533 1950–51 … … 146 233 308 383 458 533 1951–52 … … 146 246 333 421 508 596 1952–53 … … 163 279 388 498 607 716 1953–54 … … 163 279 388 498 607 716 1954–55 … … 163 279 388 498 607 716 1955–56 … … 191 320 448 577 705 834 1956–57 … … 192 321 449 578 706 835 1957–58 … … 192 321 449 578 738 899 1958–59 … … 193 322 450 579 739 900 1959–60 … … 193 322 450 579 739 900 1960–61 … … 193 322 450 579 739 900 1961–62 … … 203 332 460 589 750 910 1962–63 … … 203 332 460 589 750 910 1963–64 … … 285 440 588 735 915 1,095 1964–65 … … 285 440 588 735 915 1,095 1965–66 … … 283 437 585 733 913 1,093 1966–67 … … 283 437 585 733 913 1,093 1967–68 … … 283 437 585 733 913 1,093 1968–69 … … 283 437 585 687 820 954 1969–70 … … 328 482 630 724 850 976 1970–71 … … 418 598 746 840 966 1,092 1971–72 … … 418 598 797 942 1,120 1,297 2 per cent. I regret that information for 1938 is not available.