§ Mr. Fieldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the tax gains to taxpayers earning £25,529, £17,829, £20,249, £16,399, £14,749 and £12,549; and if he will list the size of wage increases necessary to give the same net increases in salaries.
§ Mr. Peter Rees, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 26 June 1979], gave the following answer:
The figures for a married man are as follows:
Income Gain from budget income tax changes Additional gross income required to give that gain in net income £ £ £25,529 3,170 7,765 £17,829 1,541 3,083 £20,249 2,036 4,350 £16,399 1,291 2,541 £14,749 1,001 1,819 £12,549 682 1,136