§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what would be the extra revenue if the upper wage limit was abolished in respect of national insurance contributions.
§ Mr. OrmeThe extra revenue in respect of 1978–79, including the surcharge on Class 1 contributions, would be about £450 million on the assumptions used in the Government Actuary's report on the 1978–79 contribution rates (Cmnd 7036).