§ 33. Ms. Clare Shortasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the cost of his proposal to abolish married man's tax allowance and replace it with two single tax allowances payable on request to each or either spouse.
§ Mr. MooreThe cost will depend upon a number of factors, principally the level of the single allowance under the new system. The issues will be fully discussed in the forthcoming Green Paper.