§ Mr. Proctorasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the cost to the Exchequer of exempting all widows' pensions as income for tax purposes.
§ Mr. Peter Rees[pursuant to his reply, 24 March 1981, c. 287]: The full year cost at 1981–82 income levels of exempting the national insurance widow's pension, the national insurance retirement pension paid to widows under 65 and widow's allowance would be about £110 million.