§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer given on 10 December 1984, Official Report, columns 372–74, concerning changes in the level of income tax and national insurance contributions, if he will publish a similar index for the same household type at an increased level of half the average earnings.
§ Mr. Moore[pursuant to his reply, 18 February 1985, c. 403]: The table shows income tax plus national insurance contributions less child benefit, where appropriate, as a percentage of gross earnings, for a married man on half average earnings whose wife has average earnings for part-time women. Assumptions are those specified in my earlier reply.
Half average earnings Married with no children Married with two children (both under 11) 1978–79 15.9 7.1 1979–80 15.6 6.2 1980–81 16.9 8.5 1981–82 19.8 11.0 1982–83 19.8 10.8 1983–84 18.9 9.7 1984–85 17.9 8.6