§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will apply the formula used in his reply to the hon. Member for Oldham, West (Mr. Meacher) of 4 April 1989,Official Report, columns 7–8, to those on 1989–90 incomes
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§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the energy consumption, broken down by fuel, of the buildings occupied by his Department, for the latest year available.
§ Mr. RyderThe information, which covers major offices only, is as follows:
of £6,000, £12,000, £18,000, £24,000, £30,000, £36,000 and £42,000 to indicate aggregate tax gain or loss since 1979 for (a) a single man, (b) a man with no children and (c) a married man with two children.
§ Mr. Lilley[holding answer 24 April 1990]: The information is in the table which shows the additional liability to income tax in 1989–90 if the 1978–79 regime had been indexed for inflation and applied to the individuals specified.
Increase in 1989–90 in income tax under 1978–79 indexed regime Earnings Single person Married man £ per annum £ per annum £ per annum 6,000 286.30 264.70 12,000 766.30 744.70 18,000 1,246.30 1,224.70 24,000 191,6.05 1,841.55 30,000 2,538.55 247,6.05 36,000 371,6.05 3,538.80 42,000 5,332.30 5,079.30 Note:Calculations assume no other source of income and no reliefs or allowances other than the appropriate personal allowance. Child tax allowances in 1978–79 are excluded from the calculations as they were being phased out.