HC Deb 20 December 1995 vol 268 cc1245-6W
Mr. Simpson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the measures he has taken

and (b) by family type in (i) 1988 and (ii) the latest date available. [7187]

Mr. Jack

Nobody has had a marginal rate of income tax of 50 per cent. or above since 1988.

Mr. Fabricant

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was raised by the 1p on the basic rate of income tax in each year since 1985. [5500]

Mr. Jack

Information for years 1985–86 to 1993–94 is available in table 4.5 of the Autumn Statement. Information for later years is available in table 6 of the tax ready reckoner. Copies of these are available in the Library.

Mr. Meacher

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will update, to take account of the 1995 Budget, the information on tax changes contained in his answer of 21 October 1986,Official Report, columns 812–14, and indicate separately the effects of the 1995 Budget on each of these levels. [4513]

Mr. Jack

Readily available information on the annual reduction in income tax liability for 1996–97 compared with the 1978–79 indexed regime is given in the table. This comparison is hypothetical since if an indexed version of the 1978–79 tax regime had prevailed over the last 18 years the income base would not have grown in the way it has. The effect of changes in mortgage interest relief cannot be included in the analysis because most mortgage interest relief is given at source and therefore is not recorded on individual tax records.

to prevent the Motability scheme from being used for tax evasion purposes. [5095]

Mr. Jack

I cannot comment on a particular body or organisation's tax affairs.