HC Deb 22 October 1979 vol 972 c53W
Mr. Field

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report the estimated cost for 1979–80 of tax relief on retirement annuity payments for the self-employed.

Mr. Peter Rees

Up-to-date information on which to base an estimate is not available, but the cost is likely to be of the order of £100 million.