§ Mr Meacherasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the case of the male worker on national average earnings, what were his liabilities to income tax and national insurance contributions and his
October 1970 October 1971 October 1972 October 1973 Gross weekly earnings (£) … 30.78 33.88 39.10 44.09 Income tax … 4.98 5.02 5.59 7.06 National Insurance contributions:— Flat Rate … 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.84 Graduated … 0.82 1.10 1.45 1.77 (a) Net pay as current prices … 24.10 26.88 31.18 34.42 (b) Net pay as October 1970 prices … 24.10 24.58 26.43 26.55 (a)—(b) … — 2.30 4.75 7.87 Notes:
The figures used for gross weekly earnings are estimates of the average weekly earnings of all full-time adult males (all industries) at October each year.
The figures of take-home pay do not include family allowances (£0.90 per week for all years) but the tax on the family allowance and " clawback " have been taken into account.