HC Deb 19 May 1977 vol 932 cc274-5W
Mrs. Chalker

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to what level the threshold of investment income surcharge would now need to be raised to give it the equivalent value for recipients of maintenance income to that given in April 1974.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

On the basis of the increase in the Retail Price Index between April 1974 and March 1977, about £3,315.