HC Deb 26 November 1959 vol 614 c51W
32. Mr. John Hall

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the gross earned incomes required today by a married man with two children to equal, after deduction of tax, the purchasing power of gross earned incomes in 1938 of £2,000, £3,000, and £5,000.

Sir E. Boyle

About £8,950, £20,750 and £50,700 respectively if both children are aged under 12.