HC Deb 27 February 2001 vol 363 cc641-2W
Mr. Salmond

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the estimated percentage reduction will be in the total tax bill for an individual earning(a) £10,000, (b) £15,000, (c) £20,000, (d) £25,000, (e) £30,000 and (f) £35,000 as a result of the proposed children's tax credit. [151226]

Dawn Primarolo

A children's tax credit worth up to £8.50 per week will be equivalent to reductions in an individual's income tax as set out in the table.

Earnings Percentage tax cut
£10,000 44
£15,000 21
£20,000 14
£25,000 10
£30,000 8
£35,000 6

Mr. Willetts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total cost of administering family credit and the Working Families Tax Credit was in each year since 1988 broken down, where appropriate, into the costs to central Government and the cost to businesses. [151461]

Dawn Primarolo

Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC) was introduced in October 1999. For information on costs from that date, I refer the hon. Member to my answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Bridgend (Mr. Griffiths) on 13 February 2001,Official Report, column 103W.

I understand from the Department of Social Security that the estimated annual costs for Family Credit in Great Britain are given in successive DSS Departmental Reports; and that no estimates are available of the cost to businesses.

Mr. Sarwar

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many families are expected to receive the new children's tax credit in the Glasgow parliamentary constituencies in the next financial year. [151619]

Dawn Primarolo

An estimate of the number of families in Glasgow constituencies who will be eligible to claim the children's tax credit (CTC) is unavailable, but an estimate of the number of families in Scotland who will be eligible to claim CTC is 400,000.

Mr. Willetts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many cases he has been informed of in which an employer has charged employees for the payment of tax credits; and what action he has taken against the companies involved. [151458]

Dawn Primarolo

Unauthorised deductions from wages are prohibited by general employment law. The January 2001 edition of the Inland Revenue's "Employer's Bulletin" reminded all employers that they must not charge their employees for paying tax credits through the payroll.