HC Deb 18 April 1986 vol 95 cc518-9W
Sir Geoffrey Finsberg

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the reply to the hon. Member for Hampstead and Highgate of 27 March, Official Report, columns 602–5, if he will set out in respect of tables 1 and 2, the equivalent rates of tax for the United Kingdom.

Mr. Moore

The information requested is as follows:

Table 1

Income Tax Thresholds in £—Employment Income

(1986–87 proposed level)

£
Single person 2,335
Married couple with no dependent children 3,655

Table 2

Rates of Tax on Bands of Net Taxable Employment Income in £

(1986–87 proposed taxable income and rates)

Single person/married couple with no dependent children Rate per cent.
0–17,200 29
17,201–20,200 40
20,201–25,400 45
25,401–33,300 50
33,301–41,200 55
over 41,200 60