§ Mr. Knoxasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1973 the proportion of gross domestic product at factor costs and market prices absorbed by (a) income tax, (b) income tax plus indirect taxes and excise duties, (c) income tax plus indirect taxes and excise duties, (d) excise duties, (e) employee's social security contributions and (f) Government revenue as a whole.
§ Mr. BiffenThe information is given in the following table:
children aged 11, 13, 15 and 17 years, assuming a single wage in every case, taking into account child benefits, and including an additional supplementary benefit for housing costs.
§ Mr. Peter ReesThe figures, which follow, do not include an additional supplementary benefit for housing costs as the estimates are not yet available.
The tax thresholds include the value of the tax-free child benefit where appropriate.
"Family income supplement level" is the maximum level of income at which any family income supplement is payable.
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Weekly threshold January 1979 Supplementary benefit level FIS level Weekly threshold January 1980 Supplementary benefit level FIS level £ £ £ £ £ £ Single 18.94 15.55 — 22.40 18.30 — Married couple 29.52 25.25 — 34.90 29.70 — Married couple with one child aged 4 34.44 29.65 46.00 38.90 34.90 54.00 Married couple with one child aged 15 35.12 33.20 46.00 38.90 39.05 54–00 Married couple with two children aged 4 and 8 39.37 34.95 50.00 42.90 41.15 58.50 Married couple with two children aged 14 and 16 40.62 42.75 50.00 42.90 50.30 58.50 Married couple with 3 children aged 4, 8 and 11 44.96 41.50 54.00 46.90 48.85 63.00 Married couple with 3 children aged 13, 15 and 17 46.88 50.70 54.00 46.90 59.65 63.00 Married couple with 4 children aged 4, 8, 11 and 15 50.56 49.45 58.00 50.90 58.20 67.50 Married couple with 4 children aged 11 13, 15 and 17 52.48 57.25 58.00 50.90 67.35 67.50