§ Mr. Freudasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the reply given to the hon. Member for Isle of Ely on 11 March, what tax was payable by a single man earning £70 a week gross in February 1982; and what lax was payable on the same amount of earnings in real terms in February in each year from 1978 to 1981.
§ Mr. Ridley[pursuant to his reply, 30 March 1982, c. 100]: the information is as follows: 125W
February Gross earnings equivalent to £70 per week in February 1982 Income tax due £ week £ week 1978 42.94 8.42 1979 47.06 8.12 1980 56.05 9.37 1981 63.04 10.98 1982 70.00 13.07 Equivalent gross earnings have been calculated by reference to movements in the general index of retail prices.