Income Tax and National Insurance

HC Deb 22 February 1978 vol 944 cc674-5W

Mr. Knox

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will estimate, in terms of 1970 constant prices, what percentage of income was paid in income tax and employee's national insurance contributions, respectively, and in total, by a single man and by a married man with two children under 11 years of age, each having average earnings in the relevant year in each year since 1945.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

The percentages are the same in constant prices as in current prices. The figures for 1976–77 and for earlier years are therefore as given in the reply to the hon. Member on 24th November 1977.—[Vol. 939, col. 847–8.]

		Single man	Married man with 2 children under 11
		Percentage of income taken in	Percentage of income taken in
		Tax Per cent.	NIC Per cent.	Tax plus NIC Per cent.	Tax Per cent.	NIC Per cent.	Tax plus NIC Per cent.
1977–78	…	25.7	5.8	31.5	17.4	5.6	23.0