§ Mr. Newtonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the respective revenue costs of allowing (a) all widows over 65 years of age and (b) employed or self-employed widows over 65 years of age an additional personal tax allowance equal to half the difference 78W between the single person's age allowance and the married man's age allowance.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe estimated costs for 1977–78 are (a) £25 million and (b) £5 million assuming a basic rate of income tax of 33 per cent.