§ Sir Brandon Rhys Williamsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table comparing income tax liability at weekly earnings or joint earnings of £150 and mortgage £15,000, £300 and mortgage £40,000, £450 and mortgage £60,000 and £750 and mortgage £60,000, for each of (a) two single people sharing accommodation, (b) two single people sharing accommodation each with one child, (c) a married couple and (d) a married couple with two children, assuming one and two earners in each case, and that where there are two earners each earns half the joint wage.
§ Mr. MooreInformation is in the following table, which assumes that mortgage interest is paid only by earners (at a rate of 10¼ per cent.) and that, in households where there are two single earners, the mortgage is equally split between them.