§ 15. Mr. Teddy TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the average household income is devoted to national and local taxation; and what was the comparable percentage in 1979.
§ Mr. Norman LamontA married man with two children on average male earnings will pay approximately 36 per cent. of his earnings in taxes in 1989–90, about one percentage point more than in 1978–79. Over the same period he has enjoyed an increase in real take-home pay of 32 per cent.