Mortgage Interest (Tax Relief)

HC Deb 10 November 1976 vol 919 cc188-9W

Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what amount was granted in house mortgage interest tax relief to owner-occupiers in Wales during the latest available financial year; and if he will express this in terms of (a) average relief per recipient and (b) average relief per owner-occupier in Wales.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

The estimates for 1975–76 are as follows:

	£ million
Total value of tax relief on mortgage interest in Wales	27
Average relief per recipient	132
Average relief per owner-occupier	46