§ Mr. David Jamesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the cost to the Revenue of reducing the tax threshold for a married couple without children to £20 per week with a view to reducing the pressure of wage demands.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinIf the married man's allowance was increased from £465 to £809, thus freeing from tax a married man with earnings of £20 a week, the cost would be over £700 million a year.