§ Mr. Rookerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the annual loss to the revenue of giving income tax relief for national insurance contributions.
§ Mr. Moore[pursuant to his reply, 27 February 1984, c. 49]: At 1983–84 levels of income and rates of contribution, the cost of exempting national insurance contributions paid by employees and the self-employed would be about £3 billion in a full year.