§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing tax and national insurance contributions, less child benefit, where appropriate, for 1990–91, and comparable figures for 1989–90 and 1978–79, with the multiples of average earnings of half, two thirds, one, five and 10 times for(a) a married couple with part-time working spouse, (b) a married couple plus two children with part-time working spouse and (c) a single person.
§ Mr. LilleyThe information requested for a single person is given in the table. Figures for married couples with part-time working spouse will depend on how much the part-time worker earns.
Payments of income tax and national insurance contributions by a single person (£ per week at current prices) Multiples of average male earnings1 ½ ⅔ 1 5 10 1978–79 10.93 17.04 29.25 242.17 625.97 1989–902 32.71 48.60 80.31 506.61 1,066.61 1990–91 33.98 51.23 85.62 553.05 1,160.65 1 Full time males on adult rates (all occupations), using illustrative assumption of 8½ per cent. growth in earnings between 1989–90 and 1990–91. 2 Financial year average of pre- and post-October regimes for employees national insurance contributions.