HC Deb 10 June 1974 vol 874 c420W
Mr. Freud

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what increase in the basic rate of income tax would be required to produce an additional £1,240 million.

Dr. Gilbert

To raise an additional £1,240 million in a full year it would be necessary at 1974–75 levels of income to increase the basic rate of tax by about four percentage points.