HC Deb 27 February 1981 vol 999 c445W
Mr. Marlow

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to his reply to the hon. Member for Northampton, North on 21 January, why he did not give figures in respect of a married householder with an average mortgage commitment earning between £4,500 and £11,500.

Mr. Peter Rees

As I indicated in my reply to my hon. Friend on 21 January, I was not entirely sure that I had correctly understood his question. I thought it best therefore to limit my reply to the lowest and highest income levels.

The figures for the other income levels on the same basis as before are as follows:

Percentage of Gross Earnings
Earnings £ Sept 1979 Per cent Sept 1980 Per cent Difference Per cent
4, 500 17.6 19.4 1.8
5,000 19.5 21.1 1.6
5,500 21.1 22.5 1.4
6,000 22.3 23.7 1.4
6,500 23.4 24.7 1.3
7,000 24.4 25.6 1.2
7,500 24.8 25.9 1.1
8,000 25.1 26.1 1.0
8,500 25.4 26.4 1.0
9,000 25.6 26.6 1.0
9,500 25.9 26.7 0.8
10,000 26.1 26.9 0.8
10,500 26.3 27.1 0.8
11,000 26.4 27.2 0.8
11,500 26.6 27.3 0.7