HC Deb 15 March 1991 vol 187 c700W
Mr. Hawkins

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer to what level could mortgage interest relief be raised, at no net cost, if higher rate mortgage and relief were abolished.

Mr. Maude

The mortgage interest relief limit could be raised to about £37,000 on the basis of the 1990–91 figures if relief were restricted to the basic rate. The estimate excludes behavioural effects.

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