§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what would be the saving if (a) all tax reliefs and (b) personal tax allowances were set against the standard rate of tax only;
(2) if he will construct an index, with 1978–79 equalling 100, of the changes in the level of income tax and national insurance contributions for each subsequent year for a taxpayer on (a) two thirds, (b) three quarters, (c) average, (d) twice, (e) five times and (f) 10 times average earnings for households where the taxpayer is (i) married and (ii) married with two children, assuming in all cases that the wife is in paid employment and earning the average part-time wage received by women;
(3) if he will publish for 1983–84 and 1984–85 the following information for (i) a single person, (ii) a married man without children, (iii) a married man with two children aged under 11 years, (iv) a married man with four children (a) the tax threshold at current prices, (b) the tax threshold at 1949–50 prices (index 1949–50 equals 100), (c) the tax threshold as a percentage of average manual earnings, (d) tax-free income at current prices, (e) tax-free income at 1949–50 prices (index 1949–50 equals 100), (f) tax-free income as a percentage of average income, (g) break-even point at current prices, (h) break-even point at 1949–50 prices (index 1949–50 equals 100) and (i) break-even point as a percentage of average manual earnings, in the light of the latest information on earnings levels;
(4) if he will publish a table in the Official Report giving his latest estimates for 1984–85 of the following information for a single man, a married man and a married man with two children in each case, a man on two thirds average earnings, 75 per cent. average earnings, 100 per cent. average earnings, 200 per cent. average earnings and 500 per cent. average earnings (a) gross earnings, (b) income tax payable, (c) (b) as a percentage of (a), (d) national insurance contributions, (e) (d) as a percentage of (a), (f) child benefit, (g) (f) as a percentage of (a), (h) net earnings, (i) (h) as a percentage of (a), (j) indirect taxes, and (k) (j) as a percentage of (a) at 1978–79 prices.