§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the percentage reduction in the level of income tax that would be needed to reduce the income tax burden of the average tax payer to the level that prevailed in May 1979.
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§ Mr. RidleyA married man on average earnings with no allowances or reliefs other than the married man's personal allowance paid 21.5 per cent. of his earnings in income tax in 1978–79 and will pay about 20.6 per cent. in 1983–84—a reduction of 0.9 percentage points.