HC Deb 17 July 1974 vol 877 cc144-6W
Mr. MacFarquhar

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how much extra income tax, expressed in pounds and pence, a married man with two children earning £10,000 would have to pay if the basic rate of income tax were increased by⅓percentage point;

(2) how much extra income tax, expressed in pounds and pence, a married man with two children earning £10,000 would have to pay if the basic rate of income tax were increased by 3⅓percent;tage points;

(3) how much extra income tax, expressed in pounds and pence, a married man with two children earning £10,000 would have to pay if the basic rate of income tax were increased by 6⅔ percentage points;

(4) how much extra income tax, expressed in pounds and pence, a married man with two children earning £1,500 would have to pay if the basic rate of income tax were increased by ⅓percentage point;

(5) how much extra income tax, expressed in pounds and pence, a married man with two children earning £1,500 would have to pay if the basic rate of income tax were increased by 3⅓ percentage points;

(6) how much extra income tax, expressed in pounds and pence, a married man with two children earning £1,500 would have to pay if the basic rate of income tax were increased by 6⅔ percentage points;

(7) how much extra income tax, expressed in pounds and pence, a married man with two children earning £2,000 would have to pay if the basic rate of income tax were increased by ⅓ percentage point;

(8) how much extra income tax, expressed in pounds and pence, a married man with two children earning £2,000 would have to pay if the basic rate of income tax were increased by 3⅓ percentage points;

(9) how much extra income tax, expressed in pounds and pence, a married man with two children earning £2,000 would have to pay if the basic rate of income tax were increased by 6⅔ percentage points;

(10) how much extra income tax, expressed in pounds and pence, a married man with two children earning £2,500 would have to pay if the basic rate of income tax were increased by ⅓ percentage point;

(11) how much extra income tax, expressed in pounds and pence, a married man with two children earning £2,500 would have to pay if the basic rate of income tax were increased by 3⅓ percentage points;

(12) how much extra income tax, expressed in pounds and pence, a married man with two children earning £2,500 would have to pay if the basic rate of income tax were increased by 6⅔ percentage points;

(13) how much extra income tax, expressed in pounds and pence, a married man with two children earning £3,000 would have to pay if the basic rate of income tax were increased by ⅓ percentage point;

(14) how much extra income tax, expressed in pounds and pence, a married man with two children earning £3,000 would have to pay if the basic rate of income tax were increased by 3⅓ percentage points;

(15) how much extra income tax, expressed in pounds and pence, a married man with two children earning £3,000 would have to pay if the basic rate of income tax were increased by 6⅔ percentage points;

(16) how much extra income tax, expressed in pounds and pence, a married man with two children earning £4,000 would have to pay if the basic rate of income tax were increased by ⅓ percentage point;

(17) how much extra income tax, expressed in pounds and pence, a married man with two children earning £4,000 would have to pay if the basic rate of income tax were increased by 6⅔ percentage points;

(18) how much extra income tax, expressed in pounds and pence, a married man with two children earning £4,000 would have to pay if the basic rate of income tax were increased by 3⅓ percentage points;

(19) how much extra income tax, expressed in pounds and pence, a married man with two children earning £5,000 would have to pay if the basic rate of income tax were increased by ⅓ percentage point;

(20) how much extra income tax, expressed in pounds and pence, a married man with two children earning £5,000 would have to pay if the basic rate of income tax were increased by 6⅔ percentage points;

(21) how much extra income tax, expressed in pounds and pence, a married man with two children earning £5,000 would have to pay if the basic rate of income tax were increased by 3⅓ percentage points.

Mr. Gilbert

Assuming that the children are under 11 the figures for 1974–75 are as follows:

Basic rate of income tax increased to:
Earnings 33⅓% 36⅓% 39⅔%
£ p.a. Additional tax payable (£p)
1,500 0.85 8.46 16.92
2,000 2.5225.13 50.26
2,500 41.8 41.80 83.60
3,000 5.85 58.46 116.92
4,000 9.18 91.80 183.60
5,000 12.52 125.13 250.26
10,000 15.00 150.00 300.00

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