§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will update
Year Number liable to income tax Numbers not liable who would have been liable if allowances of preceding year had remained unchanged (a) (b) (a) (b) '000 '000 '000 '000 1977–78 … … 20,900 25,200 1,300 2,100 1978–79 (provisional) 21,300 25,900 200 400 1979–80 (estimated) … … 21,300 25,900 800 1,300 1980–81 (estimated) … … 21,300 25.900 800 1,300 (a) Married couples counted as one. (b) Earning wives counted separately.