§ Sir Brandon Rhys Williamsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the marginal cost of paying child benefit to all those families who currently pay income tax but whose income tax paid is less than the amount of child benefit received; and what is the outgoing on child benefit which is paid to families not liable for income tax.
§ Mr. Norman LamontFor 1987–88 it is estimated that the difference between child benefit received and income tax paid by those families who pay income tax and whose income tax is less than the amount of child benefit they receive is about £200 million. Families who are not liable to income tax are estimated to receive about £1,200 million in child benefit in 1987–88.