HC Deb 18 June 1979 vol 968 cc393-5W
Mr. Ron Lewis

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many persons living in Carlisle will be taken out of the income tax bracket as a result of his Budget proposals. Worker(a) in manufacturing industry and (b) in the remainder of the economy and the annual growth rate in Great Britain, France, West Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States of America from 1965 to the latest available date.

Mr. Biffen

Such information as is available on a comparable basis is provided by the OECD and covers the years 1965-1976 for manufacturing industry and 1965-1977 for the whole economy:

Mr. Peter Rees

I shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.

Mr. Mike Thomas

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the numbers who will benefit, the total cost and the average benefit per individual in each of the following tax changes he has made: (a) reducing the top rate of tax to 60 per cent, (b) raising the threshold for higher rates to £10,000, (c) altering the rate scales between £10,000 and £25,000, (d) raising each of the allowances he has raised, (e) reducing the standard rate to 30 per cent, and (f) raising the threshold for investment income surcharge.

Mr. Lawson

I shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.

Mr. Kaufman

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the total number of income tax payers; how many of these will benefit from the reduction in the top rate from 83 to 60 per cent, and the raising of the higher rate scale threshold from £8,000 to £10,000; and, out of the total cost of income tax reductions in a full year of £4,540 million, how much in total will accrue to those benefiting from the above concessions, taking into account not only those concessions but also the increase in personal allowances and reduction in the basic rate of income tax.

Mr. Peter Rees

I shall let the right hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.

Mr. Michael Brown

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the additional cost to the Treasury of a reduction in income tax from 30 pence to (a) 28 pence, (b) 27 pence, (c) 26 pence, (d)25 pence and (e) 20 pence.

Mr. Peter Rees

I shall let my hon. Friend have a reply as soon as possible.

Dr. McDonald

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the total number of family income supplement recipients will be subject to income tax in 1979-80.

Mr. Peter Rees

I shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.