§ 64. Mr. Colin ShepherdTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to review the threshold for value added tax registration.
§ Mr. RyderThe level of the VAT registration threshold is subject to regular review and has been increased in line with inflation since 1979. It represents the maximum possible within our obligations under the EC sixth VAT directive, which restricts increases in the threshold to those which maintain its value in real terms.
§ Mr. GrocottTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of gross earnings value added tax takes up for a family on average male earnings with two children in 1978–79 and 1989–90.
Mr. Robert HughesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of gross earnings value added tax takes up for a family on average male earnings with two children in 1978–79 and 1989–90.
§ Mr. RyderI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave earlier today to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Heeley (Mr. Michie).