HC Deb 27 March 1981 vol 1 c443W
Mr. Colin Shepherd

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how long a married man with two children and earning the national average wage would have had to work to earn sufficient money to purchase a gallon of 4-star petrol in April 1970, April 1975, April 1980 and immediately after the 1981 Budget change.

Mr. Brittan

The information requested for the years 1970, 1975 and 1980 is as follows:

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April 1970 40
April 1975 44
April 1980 38

For 1980 the estimates of average net earnings on which the answer is based include child benefit. I regret that information about average net earnings and hours worked necessary to produce a similar calculation for the period immediately after the Budget is not yet available.

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