§ 14. Mr. CohenTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of how much an individual on five times average earnings will gain from his last Budget.
§ Sir George YoungTax measures taking effect over the next year are expected to cost the richest 20 per cent. of households an average of £3.90 a week compared to £2.30 a week averaged across all households. Pensioners, on average, will be no worse off. The effect for any particular individual will vary with their household composition and spending pattern.