§ Mr. Adam Butlerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the total value of income tax rebates under the PAYE system in the last available 12 month period; and how many taxpayers were involved.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonI regret that this information is not available.
§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his latest estimate of the number of families who will pay income tax although their income is less than the supplementary benefits to which they would be entitled.
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§ Mr. Robert Sheldon, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 17th April 1978], gave the following information:
It is estimated that very few, if any, families would be liable to pay income tax if their net disposable income, including benefits available to those in work, was less than what it would be if they were in receipt of supplementary benefit.