HC Deb 17 January 1980 vol 976 cc856-7W
Mr. Cartwright

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the full year cost of disregarding widow's allowance for income tax purposes.

Mr. Peter Rees

The cost of exempting from income tax the widow's allowance, including the earnings related supplement, is not known precisely, but could be of the order of £10 million in a full year at 1979–80 income levels.