§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will give details of the income tax and surtax paid on 1st November, 1970, by a man with wife having an annual salary of £9,800 per annum, and on the basis of this rising to £14,000 per annum on 1st January, 1971; what will be the tax then paid; and by how much the tax payments will be reduced as from April, 1971, when the proposed tax reductions are made.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinThe income tax and surtax payable for 1970–71 by a man entitled only to the married man's allowance on a salary of £10,850 for that year is £4,809; and the income tax and surtax payable by him for 1970–71 on a salary of £14,000 would be £7,263, which will be reduced by about £300 for 1971–72 when the standard rate of tax is reduced to 38.75 per cent. The surtax taken into account in these calculations is at current (i.e. 1969–70) rates.