§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will update to 1994–95 the information on real net earnings provided in his answer to the hon. Member for Birkenhead (Mr. Field) of 10 April 1986,Official Report, columns 193–94.
§ Mr. Dorrell[holding answer 31 January 1994]: Estimates for 1994–95 are as follows:
Income Tax and Income Tax + NIC—1 as percentages of gross earnings ⅔ 1 2 5 10 Multiples of average earnings2 Single Tax 17.2 19.8 26.9 34.8 37.4 Tax + NIC 25.4 28.6 32.1 36.8 38.4 Married without children Tax 14.6 18.0 26.1 34.4 37.2 Tax + NIC 22.7 26.8 31.2 36.5 38.2 Real net earnings after Income Tax and NIC (1956–57=100) Multiples of average earnings2 Single 181.0 183.9 191.4 223.2 288.3 Married without children 176.5 176.6 186.8 218.6 282.8 1 At the contracted-in rate. 2 Full time adult males (all occupations).