§ Mr. Atkinsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the estimated cost of exempting from income tax all married couples whose total incomes did not exceed £1,250 in any one year and all single people with total incomes not exceeding £950 a year assuming these special personal reliefs were not extended to incomes above these amounts.
§ Dr. GilbertThe estimated cost for 1974–75, assuming that no marginal relief was given, is about £80 million.