HC Deb 15 February 1985 vol 73 cc307-8W
Mr. Baldry

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of a male worker's average earnings went in tax and national insurance contributions in the following years: 1955, 1964, 1970, 1979, and for the last year for which figures are available.

Mr. Moore

Information for a married man on average male manual earnings, assuming no tax reliefs and allowances other than the married man's allowance and NIC at the contracted-in rate, is as follows:

Average rate of tax plus NIC
Percentage of gross earnings
1955–56 10.0
1964–65 17.6
1970–71 24.8
1979–80 25.4
1984–85 *27.6
* Provisional.