HC Deb 30 July 1984 vol 65 cc4-5W
Mr. Tony Banks

asked the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State answering in respect of the Arts what was the amount of Government funding to the Arts Council in each of the past five years and the percentage increase in each year together with the rate of inflation for that year.

Mr. Waldegrave

[pursuant to his reply, 23 July 1984, c. 393]: The government's grant-in-aid to the Arts Council, together with the percentage increase and the rate of inflation, for each of the past five years are as follows:

Grant-in-aid £ million Percentage increase Rate of inflation*
1979–80 61.476 — —
1980–81 70.470 14.6 18.8
1981–82 80.361 14.0 9.9
1982–83 90.850 13.1 6.8
1983–84 94.580 4.1 4.7
1984–85 100.000 5.7 4.8
The total increase over the period for the Arts Council was 63 per cent. compared with 53 per cent. for inflation.
* Percentage rate of general inflation is based on the GDP deflator at market prices.

Income tax (IT) less child benefit (CB) and NI Contributions (NIC) as a percentage of gross earnings
Married man with two children under 11
1984–85 1978–79 Change between 1978–79 and 1984–85
Gross Earnings As percentage of gross earnings Equivalent gross earnings As percentage of gross earnings
£ IT-CB Per cent. NIC Per cent. IT+NIC-CB Per cent. £ IT-CB Per cent. NIC Per cent. IT+NIC-CB Per cent. IT-CB Per cent. NIC Per cent. IT+NIC-CB Per cent.
*9,485 12.8 9.0 21.8 4,909 14.7 6.5 21.2 -1.9 2.5 -0.6
†4,742 -4.5 9.0 4.5 2,454 -3.6 6.5 2.9 -0.9 2.5 -1.6
‡7,114 7.0 9.0 16.0 3,682 8.6 6.5 15.1 -1.6 2.5 -0.9
25,000 26–8 4.7 31.4 12,939 29.2 3.1 32.3 -2.4 1.5 -0.9
30,000 30.4 3.9 34.3 15,526 33.9 2.6 36.5 -3.5 1.3 -2.2
35,000 33.4 3.3 36.7 18,114 38.4 2.2 40.6 -5.0 1.1 -3.9
40,000 36.1 2.9 39.0 20,702 42.4 2.0 44.4 -6.3 1.0 -5.4
45,000 38.6 2.6 41.2 23,290 46.1 1.7 47.8 -7.4 0.9 -6.6
50,000 40.8 2.3 43.1 25,877 49.0 1.6 50.6 -8.2 0.8 -7.5
55,000 42.5 2.1 44.6 28,465 52.1 1.4 53.5 -9.6 0.7 -8.9
60,000 44.0 2.0 45.9 31,053 54.7 1.3 56.0 -10.7 0.6 -10.1
65,000 45.2 1.8 47.0 33,640 56.8 1.2 58.1 -11.7 0.6 -11.1
70,000 46.3 1.7 47.9 36,228 58.7 1.1 59.8 -12.5 0.6 -11.9
100,000 50.4 1.2 51.5 51,754 66.0 0.8 66.8 -15.6 0.4 -15.2
* Average.
† Half average.
‡ Three quarters average.
Calculations of income tax assume no reliefs or allowances other than the married man's allowance and (in 1978–79) the appropriate child tax allowances. NIC are at the not contracted out rate.
Gross earnings in (a) to (c) are for full-time adult males in all occupations. Equivalent gross earnings in (d) for 1978–79 have been calculated by reference to movements in these average earnings.