§ Major Beamishasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the approximate cost in a full year of raising the tax allowance for a dependent relative from £60 to £80; and what the cost of these allowances will be this year.
§ Mr. Powell:The cost of increasing the dependent relative allowance from £60 to £80 would be about £7 million in a full year. The cost of the present allowance of £60 is about £25 million.