§ Mr. Lomasasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what would be the take-home pay of a married person on a salary of £5,000, with no children, one child, two children, and three children, respectively, after tax and other deductions had been made;
(2) what would be the take-home pay of a married person on a salary of 251W £10,000, with no children, one child, two children and three children, respectively, after tax and other deductions had been made:
(3) what would be the take-home pay of a married person on a salary of £20,000 with no children, one child, two children and three children, respectively, after tax and other deductions had been made;
(4) what would be the take-home pay of a married person on a salary of £30,000 with no children, one child, two children and three children, respectively, after tax and other deductions had been made;
Take-home pay* Salary No children One child Two children Three children £ £ £ £† £† 5,000 … … 3,387 3,471 3,509 3,548 10,000 … … 5,901 6,045 6,189 6,333 20,000 … … 8,894 9,074 9,254 9,434 30,000 … … 10,670 10,870 11,069 11,268 40,000 … … 12,370 12,570 12,769 12,968 50,000 … … 14,070 14,270 14,469 14,668 Notes: *Take-home pay is salary less tax and national insurance contributions. †The salary and take-home pay do not include Family Allowances, but the tax on the family allowance, and "clawback", have been taken into account in the calculations. It has been assumed that family allowances have been relinquished where it is to the taxpayer's advantage to do so.