Mortgage Interest Relief at Source

HC Deb 30 March 1994 vol 240 c876W

Mr. Soley

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people received MIRAS in 1988; and what was the total cost to the Exchequer.

Mr. Dorrell

About 9.2 million single people or married couples received mortgage interest relief in 1988–89 at a total cost of £5.4 billion.