§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will update for the 1983–84 tax year the information on the cost of various fiscal measures provided in his reply of 17 December 1981 to the hon. Member for Thurrock, Official Report, column 222.
§ Mr. Ridley[pursuant to his reply, 8 November 1982]The reply referred to provided information at 1981–82 levels of income, allowances, thresholds and so on. An update to 1982–83 levels was provided in my reply of 20 April to the hon. Member for Barking (Miss146W Richardson)—[Vol 22, c.61.] Estimates of the costs of reliefs and allowances for the forthcoming tax year cannot be provided until the levels of allowances and so forth for that year have been fixed.