§ Mr. George Gardinerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the saving in administrative costs of raising the starting-point of capital transfer tax from £25,000 to (a) £100,000 and (b) £200,000.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 3 April 1979; Vol. 965, c. 601], gave the following answer:
I regret that in the time available it has not been possible to provide the information requested. I will write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. George Gardinerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the saving in administrative costs of raising personal allowances far enough to exempt from income tax altogether (a) two-and-a-half million taxpayers, and (b) five million taxpayers.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 3 April 1979; Vol. 965, c. 598], gave the following answer:
I regret that in the time available it has not been possible to provide the information requested. I will write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. Trotterasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer which countries have a higher marginal rate of tax on income than the British 98 per cent.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 2 April 1979; Vol. 965, c. 446], gave the following answer:
None that I am aware of.