Sir Brandon Rhys Williamasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many taxpayers derived benefit in 1979–80 in respect of the wife's earned income allowance; and what was the resulting gain to the taxpayer's net income in the average case.
§ Mr. Peter Rees[pursuant to his reply, 20 May 1980, c. 132]: About 69 million with an average gain of about £295.