HC Deb 18 May 1976 vol 911 c478W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked 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 Sheldon

Assuming 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.