§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what tax a married man on an income of(a) £900,000 per annum and (b) £15,000 per annum would have been required to pay in each of the last 10 years assuming no additional tax allowances.
§ Mr. DorrellThe information is in the table.
Tax liability for a married man with total income1of Year £900,000 £ £15,000 £ 1983–84 531,668 3,662 1984–85 531,067 3,554 1985–86 530,502 3,464 1986–87 529,910 3,290 1987–88 529,381 3,025 1988–89 355,467 2,726 1989–90 355,145 2,656 1990–91 355,005 2,569 1991–92 354,439 2,496 1992–93 354,279 2,359 1993–94 354,254 2,334 1 Assuming all income is earned and that the only allowances and reliefs available are the married man's allowance for years up to 1989–90 and the personal allowance and married couple's allowance for subsequent years.