§ Mr. Fieldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the value of tax free income of households, tax allowances and family allowances/child benefits, for a single person, a married couple, a married couple with one child, a married couple with two children and a married couple with four children for each year since 1948; and if he will express these data as an index with 1948 equalling 100.
§ Mr. Peter ReesThe figures are as follows:
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TAX THRESHOLDS 1948–49=100 Year Single Married Married 1 child aged under 11 Married 2 children aged under 11 Married 4 children aged 2 under 11 2 11 to 16 1948–49 … 100 100 100 100 100 1949–50 … 101 101 101 101 100 1950–51 … 101 101 101 101 100 1951–52 … 101 106 109 110 112 1952–53 … 113 121 127 131 135 1953–54 … 113 121 127 131 135 1954–55 … 113 121 127 131 135 1955–56 … 133 138 146 151 157 1956–57 … 133 139 147 152 157 1957–58 … 133 139 147 152 169 1958–59 … 134 139 147 152 169 1959–60 … 134 139 147 152 169 1960–61 … 134 139 147 152 169 1961–62 … 141 144 150 155 171 1962–63 … 141 144 150 155 171 1963–64 … 198 190 192 193 206 1964–65 … 198 190 192 193 206 1965–66 … 197 189 191 192 206 1966–67 … 197 189 191 192 206 1967–68 … 197 189 191 192 206 1968–69 … 197 189 191 180 180 1969–70 … 228 209 206 190 184 1970–71 … 290 259 244 220 206 1971–72 … 290 259 260 247 244 1972–73 … 410 334 317 293 277 1973–74 … 413 335 319 293 276 1974–75 … 434 374 361 339 327 1975–76 … 469 413 391 363 344 1976–77 … 510 470 453 428 414 1977–78 … 656 630 557 512 474 1978–79 … 684 665 578 525 478 The thresholds represent the amount of income—including family allowances and tax-free child benefit—that can be received before tax is payable. The figures of tax allowances take account of earned income relief and family allowance deduction—clawback—where necessary.