§ Sir W. Bromley-Davenportasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what investment income he estimates to be necessary now to give the equivalent purchasing power, after payment of income tax and surtax, of an investment income in 1939 of £500 a year, £1,000 a year, £2,000 a year, £3,000 a year, £5,000 a year, £7,000 a year and £10,000 a year, respectively.
§ Mr. TaverneFor a married man with one child under 11, the figures at present tax rates are £2,548, £5,730, £23,620, £47,560, £88,285, £121,856, and £164,233 respectively.