§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what measures are being taken to improve
Estimated number of working families with marginal tax rates of 50 per cent. or more* Marginal tax rate (per cent.) Number 1981 Percentage of appropriate group of working families Number †Current position Percentage of appropriate group of working families Families with children 50 or more 260,000 about 4½ 300,000 about 5 75 or more 60,000 about 1 210,000 about 3½ 100 and over 10,000 about ¼ not known not known Families without children 50 and over‡ 70,000 about ¾ 60,000 about ½ * Excludes families subject to higher rates of income tax. † These estimates do not take account of the numbers taken out of tax as a result of the April 1984 Budget. It is estimated that up to 20,000 families with marginal tax rates of 50 per cent. or over will have been affected in this way. ‡ The sample numbers are too small to allow further analysis.