§ Mr. Barnettasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give an estimate of the cost of increasing the personal allowance at present granted to married women against their earned income to such a figure as would allow them to earn £520 per annum without paying Income Tax.
§ Mr. MacDermotAbout £90 million in a full year.
§ Mr. Barnettasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give an estimate of the cost of increasing the personal allowance at present granted to married women teachers against their earned income to such a figure as would allow them to earn £520 per annum without paying Income Tax.
§ Mr. MacDermotI cannot give a precise estimate, but in any case I do not think such a concession could be confined to teachers.