HC Deb 17 June 1980 vol 986 cc477-85W
Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish for each year since 1950, and for each of a single person, a single wage married couple and a single wage couple with two children, tables showing (a) average male manual earnings, (b) deductions for

common external tariff. Under various multilateral agreements between the European Economic Community and third countries or groups of third countries, duty less than that of the common external tariff is applicable under certain conditions. Full details are published in the "United Kingdom Tariff", a copy of which is in the Library of the House.

I assume that for the remainder of the question my hon. Friend is referring to receipts of customs duties and agricultural levies collected for the Community as part of own resources. A breakdown of receipts in the three financial years 1976–1979 of customs duties by tariff chapter is published in table 55 of the report of the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise for the year ended 31 March 1979. An alternative analysis in sterling of customs duties collected in 1979 was given to my hon. Friend in my answer of 8 May.—[Vol. 984, c. 189–90.] A broad analysis of agricultural levies could similarly be made available. Further subdivision into all types of imports could be undertaken only at disproportionate cost. Similar information for other member States is not available.

The yields of customs duties, agricultural levies and sugar levies in 1979 for each member State are :

income tax and national insurance contributions, separate and combined totals, (c) family allowance child benefit, where appropriate and (d) net incomes at average earnings, at current and 1970 prices including under each column the percentage changes since the previous year.

Mr. Peter Rees

The figures are as follows :

TABLE 1
SINGLE PERSON ON AVERAGE MALE MANUAL EARNINGS
Year Average weekly earnings Tax NIC Tax+NIC Pay after lax and NIC deductions (net income) Net income at 1969–70 prices Percentage change on previous year of net income at 1969–70 prices
£ £ £ £ £ £
1949–50 … … 7.13 0.90 0.25 1.15 5.98 11.93
1950–51 … … 7.52 0.82 0.25 1.07 6.45 12.33 3.4
1951–52 … … 8.30 1.09 0.25 1.34 6.96 12.29 −0.3
1952–53 … … 8.93 1.00 0.27 1.27 7.66 12.88 4.8
1953–54 … … 9.46 1.00 0.29 1.29 8.17 13.51 4.9
1954–55 … … 10.22 1.21 0.29 1.50 8.72 14.11 4.4
1955–6 … … 11.15 1.41 0.33 1.74 9.41 14.68 4.0
1956–57 … … 11.90 1.61 0.34 1.95 9.95 14.92 1.6
1957–58 … … 12.58 1.78 0.37 2.15 10.43 15.16 1.6
1958–59 … … 12.83 1.86 0.49 2.35 10.48 15.01 −1.0
1959–60 … … 13.55 1.90 0.50 2.40 11.15 15.97 6.5
1960–61 … … 14.53 219 0.50 2.69 11.84 16.68 4.4
1961–62 … … 15.34 2.38 0.77 3.15 12.19 16.51 −1.0
1962–63 … … 15.86 2.54 0.78 3.32 12.54 16.37 −0.8
1963–64 … … 16.75 2.70 0.89 3.59 1316 16.90 3.2
1964–65 … … 18.11 3.11 0.97 4.08 14.03 17.31 2.4
1965–66 … … 19.59 3.70 1.07 4.77 14.82 17.42 0.6
1966–67 … … 20.30 3.93 1.09 5.02 15.28 17.35 −0.4
1967–68 … … 21.37 4.27 1.17 5.44 15.93 17.68 1.9
1968–69 … … 23.00 4.79 1.33 6.12 16.88 17.75 0.4
1969–70 … … 24.83 5.38 1.42 6.80 18.03 18.03 1.6
1970–71 … … 28.05 6.42 1.64 8.06 19.99 18.65 3.4
1971–72 … … 31.10 6.95 1.79 8.74 22.36 19.10 2.4
1972–73 … … 35.45 7.26 2.10 9.36 26.09 20.80 8.9
1973.74 … … 40.85 8.82 2.41 11.23 29.62 21.36 2.7
1974–75 … … 49.65 12.42 2.95 15.37 34.28 20.98 −1.8
1975–76 … … 60.40 16.60 3.32 19.92 40.48 19.88 −5.2
1976–77 … … 68.30 18.96 3.93 22.89 45.41 19.35 −2.7
1977–78 … … 76.10 19.70 4.38 24.08 52.02 19.44 0.5
1978–79 … … 86.85 21.26 5.65 36.91 59.94 20.69 6.4
1979–80 … … 101.30 22.95 6.58 29.53 71.77 21.39 3.4

TABLE 2
MARRIED COUPLE, HUSBAND ON AVERAGE MALE MANUAL EARNINGS
Year Average weekly earnings Tax NIC Tax+NIC Pay after tax and NIC deductions (net income) Net income at 1969–70 prices Percentage change on previous year of net income at 1969–70 prices
£ £ £ £ £ £
1940–50 … … 7.13 0.49 0.25 0.74 6.39 12.74
1950–51 … … 7.52 0.49 0.25 0.74 6.78 12.96 1.7
1951–52 … … 8.30 0.67 0.25 0.92 7.38 13.04 0.6
1952–53 … … 8.93 0.52 0.27 0.79 8.14 13.68 4.9
1953–54 … … 9.46 0.56 0.29 0.85 8.61 14.23 40
1954–55 … … 10.22 0.70 0.29 0.99 9.23 14.94 5.0
1955–56 … … 11.15 0.78 0.33 1.11 10.04 15.67 4.9
1956–57 … … 11.90 0.96 0.34 1.30 10.60 15.90 1.5
1957–58 … … 12.58 1.14 0.37 1.51 11.07 16.09 1.2
1958–59 … … 12.83 1.20 0.49 1.69 11.14 15.95 −0.9
1959–60 … … 13.55 1.24 0.50 1.74 11.81 16.91 6.0
1960–61 … … 14.53 1.48 0.50 1.98 12.55 17.68 4.6
1961–62 … … 15.34 1.63 0.77 2.40 12.94 17.52 −0.9
1962–63 … … 15.86 1.79 0.78 2.57 13.29 17.35 −0.9
1963–64 … … 16.75 1.80 0.89 2.69 14.06 18.05 4.0
1964–65 … … 18.11 2.21 0.97 3.18 14.93 18.42 2.0
1965–66 … … 19.59 2.75 1.07 3.82 15.77 18.54 0.7
1966–67 … … 20.30 2.97 1.09 4.06 16.24 18.44 –0.6
1967–68 … … 21.37 3.32 1.17 4.49 16.88 18.74 1.6
1968–69 … … 2300 3.84 1.33 5.17 17.83 18.75 0.1
1969–70 … … 24.83 4.43 1.42 5.85 18.98 18.98 1.2
1970–71 … … 28.05 5.31 1.64 6.95 21.10 19.69 3.7
1971–72 … … 3110 5.91 1.79 7.70 23.40 19.98 1.5
1972–73 … … 35.45 6.21 2.10 8.31 27.14 21.64 8.3
1973–74 … … 40.85 7.78 2.41 10.19 30.66 22.11 2.2
1974–75 … … 49.65 10.90 2.95 13.85 35.80 21.91 −0.9
1975–76 … … 60.40 14.71 3.32 18.03 42.37 20.81 −5.0
1976–77 … … 68.30 16.60 3.93 20.53 47.77 20.36 −2.2
1977–78 … … 76.10 16.36 4.38 20.74 55.36 20.69 1.6
1978–79 … … 86.85 17.77 5.65 23.42 63.43 21.90 5.8
1979–80 … … 101.30 19.20 6.58 25.78 75.52 22.51 2.8

TABLE 3
MARRIED COUPLE WITH TWO CHILDREN UNDER 11(HUSBAND ON AVERAGE MALE MANUAL EARNINGS)
Year Average weekly earnings Family allowance/ child benefit Average earnings plus family allowance/ child benefit Tax NIC Tax plus NIC Pay after tax plus NIC deductions Net income at 1969–70 prices Percentage change on previous year of net income at 1969–70 prices
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
1949–50 … … 7.13 0.25 7.38 — 0.25 0.25 7.13 14.22
1950–51 … … 7.52 0.25 7.77 0.04 0.25 0.29 7.48 14.30 0.6
1951–52 … … 8.30 0.25 8.55 0.06 0.25 0.31 8.24 14.56 1.8
1952–53 … … 8.93 0.34 9.27 — 0.27 0.27 9.00 15.13 3.9
1953–54 … … 9.46 0.40 9.86 0.03 0.29 0.32 9.54 15.77 4.2
1954–55 … … 10.22 0.40 10.62 0.10 0.29 0.39 10.23 16.56 5.0
1955–56 … … 11.15 0.40 11.55 0.04 0.33 0.37 11.18 17.45 5.4
1956–57 … … 11.90 0.40 12.30 0.10 0.34 0.44 11.86 17.79 1.9
1957–58 … … 12.58 0.40 12.98 0.20 0.37 0.57 12.41 18.03 1.3
1958–59 … … 12.83 0.40 13.23 0.24 0.49 0.73 12.50 17.90 0.7
1959–60 … … 13.55 0.40 13.95 0.32 0.50 0.82 13.13 18.80 5.0
1960–61 … … 14.53 0.40 14.93 0.48 0.50 0.98 13.95 19.65 4.5
1961–62 … … 15.34 0.40 15.74 0.59 0.77 1.36 14.33 19.47 −0.9
1962–63 … … 15.86 0.40 16.26 0.67 0.78 1.45 14.81 19.34 −0.7
1963–64 … … 16.75 0.40 17.15 0.51 0.89 1.40 15.75 20.23 4.6
1964–65 … … 18.11 0.40 18.51 0.83 0.97 1.80 16.71 20.62 1.9
1965–66 … … 19.59 0.40 19.99 1.13 1.07 2.25 17.74 20.86 1.2
1966–67 … … 20.30 0.40 20.70 1.35 1.09 2.44 18.26 20.73 −0.6
1967–68 … … 21.37 0.40 21.77 1.62 1.17 2.79 18.98 21.07 1.6
1968–69 … … 23.00 0.82 23.82 2.57 1.33 3.90 19.92 20.94 −0.6
1969–70 … … 24.83 0.90 25.73 3.23 1.42 4.65 21.08 21.08 0.7
1970–71 … … 28.05 0.90 28.95 4.11 1.64 5.75 23.20 21.65 2.7
1971–72 … … 31.10 0.90 32.00 4.18 1.79 5.97 26.03 22.23 2.7
1972–73 … … 35.45 0.90 36.35 4.49 2.10 6.59 29.76 23.73 6.7
1973–74 … … 40.85 0.90 41.75 6.09 2.41 8.50 33.25 23.98 1.1
1974–75 … … 49.65 0.90 50.55 8.48 2.95 11.43 39.12 23.95 −0.1
1975–76 … … 60.40 1.50 61.90 12.36 3.32 15.68 46.22 22.70 −5.2
1976–77 … … 68.30 1.50 69.80 13.44 3.93 17.37 52.43 22.35 −1.5
1977–78 … … 76.10 2.50 78.60 13.97 4.38 18.35 60.25 22.52 0.8
1978–79 … … 86.85 5.14 91.99 16.50 5.65 22.14 69.85 24.11 7.1
1979–80 … … 101.30 8.00 109.30 19.20 6.58 25.78 83.52 24.90 3.3

For years up to and including 1969–70 the average earnings are the average weekly earnings of male manual workers aged 21 and over in manufacturing and certain other industries in October. For 1974–75 the average earnings figure is the average of the figures obtained in the new earnings survey of the average weekly earnings of full time adult male manual employees, at the April of the beginning and end of each year. For 1979–80 the estimated level of earnings for October 1979 has been used.

The national insurance contributions are at the not-contracted-out rate.