§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the amount of weekly tax paid by a widow living alone with no dependants who is in receipt of a retirement pension of £13.35 and a war widow's pension of £17.25.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonAssuming the tax rates and allowances proposed for 1976 –77 the weekly tax payable by a widow aged over 60 but not over 65 would be £5.95. For a widow aged 65 or over and therefore entitled to the single person's age allowance, the corresponding figure would be £3.90.