§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will update, to take account of the 1985 Budget, the information on income tax reductions provided in his reply of 4 April 1984 to the hon. Member for Oldham, West (Mr. Meacher), Official Report, columns 542–544.
§ Mr. Meadowcroftasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer at what annual level of income a single person begins to pay less income tax than in 1979 following the Budget changes.
§ Mr. Moore[pursuant to his reply, 27 March 1985]: A single man whose pay has increased in line with the national average will pay a smaller proportion of his earnings in income tax in 1985–86 than in 1978–79 unless his earnings in 1985–86 lie between £2,800 and £5,125 — that is, between about 27 per cent. and 50 per cent. of the average.
321WAll those whose pay has risen in line with the national average have seen a real increase in their take-home pay since 1978–79.