HC Deb 29 June 1965 vol 715 cc61-2W
Mr. William Hamilton

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the net income, including family allowances, after payment of Income Tax, Surtax, National Insurance and graduated pension scheme contributions in force at that time, of an employed man in each of the years 1951 to 1964 inclusive, whose gross income was at each of the following levels in £s sterling per annum, namely £312, £416, £520, £624, £780, £1,000, £1,500, £2,000, £3,000, £5,000, £10,000, £24,000 and

Income per annum 1963–64 Net Income in 1964–65 1965–66
£ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
312 302 18 0 302 7 4 297 5 4
416 406 18 0 406 7 4 401 5 4
520 508 10 4 507 19 8 502 17 8
624 607 19 4 607 8 8 602 6 8
780 747 9 2 746 17 10 741 7 10
1,000 915 12 0 914 0 8 908 6 8
1,500 1,271 15 10 1,270 4 6 1,256 10 10
2,000 1,621 1 11 1,619 10 7 1,596 2 6
3,000 2,319 14 2 2,318 2 10 2,275 5 10
5,000 2,673 4 7 3,671 13 3 3,587 2 1
10,000 6,110 17 6 6,126 17 2 5,930 19 8
24,000 8,484 5 6 8,509 14 2 7,963 16 8
50,000 11,409 5 6 11,434 14 2 10,238 16 8
Note.—Surtax is due in the year following that for which it is charged. The rates of surtax used for purposes of the table are those payable in the year shown on an income of the same amount for the preceding year.

refer the hon. Member to the Answer given on 28th June to the hon. Member for South Angus.

£50,000, assuming that he was married with two children under the age of 10, had no unearned income, that his wife had no income of her own, and that he had no allowances for life insurance; and if he will produce a comparable table for the years 1945–51 inclusive.

Mr. MacDermot

My hon. Friend will find the figures for all years up to 1962 in the OFFICIAL REPORT for 7th May, 1962 (Vol. 659, No. 106, col. 14–16, Written Answers). The figures for later years are given below.