HC Deb 15 April 1981 vol 3 cc153-4W
Mr. Iain Mills

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the cost of extending age allowance for income tax relief to widows of between 60 and 65 years of age.

Mr. Peter Rees

Detailed information on which to base an estimate is not available, but it is thought that the full year cost at 1981–82 income and pension levels of extending the age allowance to widows of between 60 and 65 years of age would be about £30 million.