§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether he will study the precedents of
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Value of allowances or bands, revalorised from Finance Act 1977 levels £ Full year cost(−)/yield (+) of changing from current levels†£ million at 1981–82 income levels Married man's allowance 2,122 +85 Additional personal allowance 737 Aged single allowance 1,836 −5 Aged married allowance 2,893 Aged income limit 5,736 +5 Basic and higher rate bands: 30 per cent. 0-9,834 + 505 40 per cent. 9,835-11,473 45 per cent. 11,474-13,112 50 per cent. 13,113-14,751 55 per cent. 14,752-16,390 60 per cent. over 16,390 Investment income surcharge thresholds: Non-aged 2,459 + 230 Aged 3,278 Overall package (rounded estimate) + 800 † It is assumed that the changes are made in the order listed; e.g. the yield from the changes in basic and higher rate band widths is costed on top of the changes in allowance levels.