§ Mr. Reidasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what review of the Scottish financial estimates made in the Report of the Commission on the Constitution and its associated research papers has been authorised, consequent to the discovery of oil and gas in the Scottish sector of the North Sea.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettThe estimates of public expenditure per head contained in the report are regularly reviewed and
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1975–76 Gross earnings required after Gross earnings Earnings after tax 1 year 2 year 3 year 4 year 5 year 10 year 20 year £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Single man 1,500 1,211 1,872 2,320 2,857 3,500 4,272 14,668 240,534 2,000 1,536 2,472 3,040 3,720 4,537 5,545 23,381 313,810 3,000 2,186 3,672 4,480 5,470 6,841 8,772 47,057 460,410 4,000 2,836 4,872 6,010 7,577 9,877 13,198 70,734 607,010 5,000 3,486 6,190 7,831 10,235 13,772 19,171 94,404 753,569 Married man (no children) 1,500 1,309 1,903 2,386 2,966 3,661 4,497 16,055 261,273 2,000 1,634 2,503 3,106 3,830 4,698 5,765 25,584 334,555 3,000 2,284 3,703 4,546 5,567 6,967 8,963 49,261 481,155 4,000 2,934 4,903 6,037 7,635 9,965 13,358 72,937 627,749 5,000 3,584 6,175 7,817 10,237 13,795 19,307 96,608 774,314 Married man (one child) 1,500 1,393 1,929 2,443 3,060 3,801 4,689 17,415 279,042 2,000 1,718 2,529 3,163 3,924 4,837 5,953 27,471 352,324 3,000 2,368 3,729 4,603 5,652 7,086 9,133 51,148 498,919 4,000 3,018 4,929 6,072 7,685 10,040 13 495 74,824 645,519 5,000 3,668 6,165 7,819 10,240 13,815 19,423 98,495 792,083 Married man (two children) 1,500 1,432 1,940 2,470 3,103 3,865 4,779 17,663 286,682 2,000 1,757 2,540 3,190 3,968 4,902 6,042 27,723 359,964 3,000 2,407 3,740 4,630 5,696 7,143 9,214 51,400 506,564 4,000 3,057 4,940 6,092 7,709 10,077 13,284 75,070 653,123 5,000 3,707 6,168 7,821 10,245 13,525 19,091 98,747 799,729 Married man (three children) 1,500 1,470 1,952 2,495 3,146 3,927 4,866 17,883 294,069 2,000 1,795 2,552 3,215 4,010 4,964 6,127 27,934 367,351 3,000 2,445 3,752 4,655 5,738 7,197 9,291 51,610 513,951 4,000 3,095 4,952 6,110 7,731 10,110 13,106 75,281 660,510 5,000 3,745 6,172 7,821 10,242 13,292 18,751 98,957 807,110 brought up to date. I would also refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by my right hon. Friend the Paymaster General on 1st May 1975—[Vol. 891, c.202.]—that no plans exist at present to produce a revised "Scottish Budget".