§ Mr. Tierneyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many income tax payers are war widows over 65 years of age; and what is the total income tax paid by such taxpayers in each of the last two years.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonI regret that this information is not available.
§ Mr. Tierneyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many income tax payers are single women over 65 years of age; and how many are single men of 65 years of age.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonAbout 560,000 and 300,000 respectively for 1973–74, the latest year for which information is available.
§ Mr. Tierneyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many income tax payers over 65 years of age live with a wife or husband; and what amounts of tax they have paid in each of the past two years.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonInformation is not available in the precise form requested.
252W(5) what would be the take-home pay of a married person on a salary of £40,000 with no children, one child, two children and three children, respectively, after tax and other deductions had been made;
(6) what would be the take-home pay of a married person on a salary of £50,000 with no children, one child, two children and three children, respectively, after tax and other deductions had been made.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonAssuming that the children are not over 11 years of age, the figures at 1975–76 rates of tax and allowances are as follows:
For 1972–73 and 1973–74, the latest available years, the table below gives figures for married couples where one of the spouses was age 65 or over and the wife was either living with or being maintained by the husband.
Number of taxpayers '000 Tax paid £ million 1972–73 … 1070 480 1973–74 … 1010 470 The 1972–73 tax figure includes surtax.