§ Sir Brandon Rhys Williamsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the number of women claiming wife's earned income allowance in full.
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§ Mr. Peter ReesThe estimated number for 1979–80 is about 4,700,000.
§ Sir Brandon Rhys Williamsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the tax expenditure saving if wife's earned income allowance and single person's tax allowance, for non-householders, were reduced to 50 per cent. of the married person's tax allowance, or £900 approximately.
§ Mr. Peter ReesIf wife's earned income allowance and the single person's allowance were each reduced to £900 the estimated saving in a full year at 1979–80 income levels would be of the following order:
Savings £million Wife's earned income allowance 390 Single personal allowance 670 The precise amount relating to single persons who are non-householders is not available, but it is estimated that rather less than half of single persons benefiting from the tax allowance are not householders.