§ 19. Mr. Hal Millerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the effective rate of increase in taxation, including national insurance contributions, on the average industrial wage earner since May 1979.
§ Mr. BrittanFigures for the tax payments of the average industrial wage earner across all types of household over the period in question are not available. But a married man on average earnings with two children and only the married man's allowance can be expected to pay in 1981–82 27½ per cent. of his gross income in income tax and national insurance contributions compared to 25¼ per cent. in 1978–79.
§ 24. Mr. Stoddartasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the additional amounts paid in income tax by standard rate taxpayers as a consequence of not raising tax thresholds in his Budget of 1981.
§ Mr. RidleyIf, in the last Budget, personal allowances had been increased in line with inflation during 1980–81 a married man who is only liable to the basic rate of income tax would now be paying £1.90 a week less and single people and earning wives £1.21 a week less.