§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table in the Official Report giving his latest estimates for 1984–85 of the following information for a single man, a married man and a married man with two children in each case, a man on two-thirds average earnings, 75 per cent. average earnings, 100 per cent. average earnings, 200 per cent. average earnings and 500 per cent. average earnings (a) gross earnings, (b) income tax payable, (c) (b) as a percentage of (a), (d) national insurance contributions, (e) (d) as a percentage of (a), (f) child benefit, (g) (f) as a percentage of (a), (b) net earnings, (i) (h) as a percentage of (a), (j) indirect taxes, and (k) (j) as a percentage of (a) at 1978–79 prices.
§ Mr. Moore[pursuant to his reply, 29 November 1984, c. 579]: The information is in the table. Indirect tax payments cannot be reliably estimated below 75 per cent. or above 150, per cent. of average earnings and are not shown for households outside this range. The average gross earnings figure is for all full time males on adult rates with pay unaffected by absence and assumes an increase over 1983–84 of 7½ per cent. in line with the underlying rate of increase assumed by the Government Actuary in his recent report.
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2/3 75 per cent. 100 per cent. 200 per cent. 500 per cent. £ per week at 1978–79 prices percentage of gross earnings £ per week at 1978–79 prices percentage of gross earnings £ per week at 1978–79 prices percentage of gross earnings £ per week at 1978–79 prices percentage of gross earnings £ per week at 1978–79 prices percentage of gross earnings National Insurance Contributions 6.25 9.0 7.03 9.0 9.37 9.0 12.74 6.1 12.74 2.4 Net earnings 48.88 70.4 54.17 69.4 70.05 67.3 137.67 66.1 285.20 54.8 Indirect taxes, excluding LA rates 9.34 12.0 12.36 11.9 Married Couple Gross earnings 69.39 78.07 104.09 208.17 520.43 Income tax 10.51 15.1 13.11 16.8 20.92 20.1 52.76 25.3 214.97 41.3 National Insurance Contributions 6.25 90 7.03 9.0 9.37 9.0 12.74 6.1 12.74 2.4 Net earnings 52.63 75.8 57.93 74.2 73.80 70.9 142.67 68.5 292.72 56.2 Indirect taxes, excluding LA rates 10.73 13.7 13.40 12.9 Married Couple + Two Children Gross earnings 69.39 78.07 104.09 208.17 520.43 Income tax 10.51 15.1 13.11 16.8 20.92 20.1 52.76 25.3 214.97 41.3 National Insurance Contributions 6.25 9.0 7.03 9.0 9.37 9.0 12.74 6.1 12.74 2.4 Child Benefit 7.51 10.8 7.51 9.6 7.51 7.2 7.51 3.6 7.51 1.4 Net Earnings 60.14 86.7 65.44 83.8 81.31 78.1 150.18 72.1 300.23 57.7 Indirect taxes, excluding LA rates 10.42 13.3 12.72 12.2