§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will show for 1992–93 those ranges of earnings within which the burden of income tax plus national insurance is less than in 1978–79.
§ Mr. DorrellIn 1992–93, for taxpayers of working age whose incomes have increased in line with earnings, average rates of income tax and national insurance contributions are lower than in 1978–79 for everyone except some married men with earnings up to and including half of the average. On the same basis, real take-home pay is higher than in 1978–79 at all levels of earnings.