§ Mr. Corbettasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in view of the latest commuter fare increases, what would be the annual cost of providing tax relief on commuter rail reason tickets costing more than (a) £200 per annum, and (b) £300 per annum at the basic tax rate.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonI shall let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.
30Wthe United States of America, West Germany, Japan, France and Italy using the latest Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Series A figures projected forward on the basis of price trends from March 1977 to the latest available date; and what the December figure would be if the current exchange rate were substituted for the December rate.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonComparable information for other countries is available only on a quarterly basis and is published quarterly in "UN Monthly Bulletin of Statistics". The most recent information appeared in the December edition. The following table, which sets out the comparison requested, includes Treasury estimates where data are not yet available: