HC Deb 14 April 1986 vol 95 cc316-7W
Mr. Gordon Brown

asked 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.

Mr. Moore

[pursuant to his replies, 8 April 1986, c. 98–9]: The information is as follows:

1986–87
Gross earnings Personal allowance Relief due to pension contributions Relief due to mortgate interest payments Relief due to BES investments (£ per year) Value of relief due on life insurance premium Income tax (£ per year) National insurance Tax and National insurance as percentage of gross earnings
(£ per year) (£ per year) (£ per year) (£ per year) (£ per year) (£ per year) (£ per year) (£ per year) (Percent)
Married man*
(i) 11,118 3,655 2,164.27 †1,000.62 28.5
(ii) 30,000 3,655 10,334.30 †1,333.80 38.9
(iii) 30,000 3,655 1,500 3,675 5,000 30 4,659.30 ‡1,057.65 19.1
(iv) 100,000 3,655 49,910.00 †1,333.80 51.2
(v) 100,000 3,655 5,000 3,675 40,000 150 20,555.00 ‡1,057.65 21.6
Single person
(vi) 5,200 2,335 830.85 †468.00 25.0
* All occupations average earnings for males in full time employment paid at adult rates
† Contracted in rate
‡ Contracted out rate

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