HC Deb 24 May 1979 vol 967 c200W
Mr. Field

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will present in tabular form each of the main sources of Government revenue and the revenue raised from each in 1945, 1950, 1955, 1965 and each subsequent year since 1970; and if he will list the value of each of these sources of revenue as a percentage of total Government revenue.

Mr. Peter Rees

The information requested is given in the table below:

1979, although they have not yet taken effect. They result in increases in take-home pay as follows:

Increase in take-home pay
Weekly earnings Single Person Married Elderly single Elderly married
£ £ £ £
£60 0.57 0.89 0.77 1.21
£100 0.57 0.89 0.57 1.24
£200 0.78 1.08 0.78 1.08
£300 1.12 1.68 1.12 1.68
£400 1.30 2.02 1.30 2.02
£500 1.44 2.23 1.44 2.23