HC Deb 11 June 1991 vol 192 cc476-7W
Sir Ian Gilmour

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the additional revenue in a full year that would result from abolishing the £3,295 annual tax allowance for children; and by how much child benefit could be raised if the additional revenue were wholly used for that purpose.

Mr. Norman Lamont

The additional revenue produced by abolishing the personal tax allowance for all children would be about £60 million in a full year for the United Kingdom. This sum would allow child benefit to go up by about 10p a week for each eligible child.