§ Miss Richardsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, taking account of the new rates of tax allowances announced in last Budget, what would be the additional revenue gained in a full year by abolishing the married man's allowance and replacing it by a single person's allowance.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonAbout £1,800 million for 1977–78, assuming full implementation of the Budget proposals.
§ Miss Richardsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, taking account of the new rates of tax allowances announced in the last Budget, what would be the cost to the Treasury in a full year of abolishing the wife's earned income allowance, and replacing it by a single person's allowance which could be set against a married woman's unearned, as well as earned, income.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonI regret that the information on which to base an estimate is not available.