§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list in the Official Report those tax-free disability payments which incur reduction of a blind person's tax allowance ; if the tax allowance is reduced when the disability benefit is paid on account of a handicap additional to blindness ; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter ReesI shall let the right hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.
COSTOMS AND EXCISE 1 April 1979 1 April 1979 Estimates provision Shortfall Estimates provision Shortfall Principal and above … … 685 −16 664 −20 SEO … … 1,609 −20 1,555 −75 HEO … … 5,529 −47 5,371 −156 EO … … 9,585 −163½ 9,155½ −132 CO … … 5,788 +36 5,465 +38 CA … … 2,130 +116 2,058 −13 Other … … 3,524 +15½ 3½381 −59 28,850 79 27,650 417 NoteAt both dates the majority of vacancies were in London and the South-East.
INLAND REVENUE April 1979 1 April 1980 Estimates provision Shortfall Estimates provision Shortfall Principal and above … … 3,260 +15 3,196 −36 SEO … … 1,673 +30 1,862 +7 HEO … … 6,746 −202 6,550 −55 EO … … 16,091 + 194 15,318 −15 CO … … 28,979 −62 25,606 + 86 CA … … 20,258 −303 19,055 −1,124 Other … … 8,109 −143 7,993 −131 85,116 471 79,580 1,268 Note
1. Because of regrading between 1 April 1979 and 1 April 1980 figures for individual grades at EO and above are not precisely comparable.
2. At both dates the majority of vacancies were in the networks of offices, particularly in London and the South East and other areas of recruitment difficulty.
DEPARMENT FOR NATIONAL SAVINGS April 1979 1 April 1980 Estimates provision Shortfall Estimates provision Shortfall Principal and above … … 45 0 45 0 SEO … … 98 −2 93 0 HEO … … 281 0 277 −2 EO … … 946 +4 924 +16 CO … … 4,071 +49 3,806 +36 CA … … 3,689 −20 3,702 −83 Other … … 1,691 −44 1,595 −2 10,821 13 10,442 35 Notes :
The only significant shortfall by grade was at CA level which was broadly balanced by a CO surplus, except that at 1 April 1980 a short-term shortfall in the Durham Office was made good by the use of casual CA staff.
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