HC Deb 01 February 1984 vol 53 c207W
Mr. Peter Robinson

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the cost of mortgage interest relief to the Inland Revenue in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.

Mr. Moore

The latest estimates are as follows:

Cost of income tax relief for mortgage interest
£ million
1979–80 20
1980–81 30
*1981–82 30
*1982–83 35
*1983–84 †40
* Provisional.
Includes the cost of relief in respect of mortgages previously under the option mortgage scheme.

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