§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will show tax and national insurance in 1986–87 as a proportion of earnings, together with a breakdown of the reliefs and allowances applicable in the cases of a married man with earnings of £100,000 per annum, making an annual investment of £40,000 from his earnings under the business expansion scheme as well as claiming tax relief on (a) a mortgage loan of £30,000, assuming a monthly interest payment of £306–25. (b) an annual investment of £5,000 into an approved pension and (c) a life insurance policy taken out before 13 March 1984 and with an annual premium of £1,000.
(2) if he will show tax and national insurance in 1986–87 as a proportion of earnings, together with a breakdown of the reliefs and allowances applicable in the case of a married man with earnings of £30,000 per annum, and making an annual investment from his earnings of £5,000 under the business expansion scheme as well as claiming tax relief on (a) a mortgage loan of £30,000, assuming a monthly interest payment of £306.25, (b) an annual investment of £1,500 into an approved pension and (c) a life insurance policy taken out before 13 March 1984 and with an annual premium of £200;
(3) if he will show tax and national insurance in 1986–87 as a proportion of earnings, together with a breakdown of the reliefs and allowances applicable in the following cases (a) a married man with earnings of £30,000 per annum, (b) a married man with earnings of £100,000 per annum, (c) a married man on the level of average male earnings assumed for 1986 and (d) a single person earning £100 per week.
§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if, pursuant to the answer given on 7 February, Official Report, columns 277–78, about tax and National Insurance contributions, he will show for 1986–87 those ranges of earnings within which the burden of income tax plus national insurance is less than in 1978–79.
§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing income tax and national insurance (less child benefit where appropriate) as a 99W proportion of earnings for the household types and at the earnings levels used in the answer given on 29 March 1985, Official Report, columns 373–74).
§ Mr. MooreI refer the hon. Member to the reply to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr (Mr. Rooker) on 27 March 1986, at column 608.