§ Mr. WinnickTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of earnings was payable by a person on average income married with two children in direct and indirect taxation in 1978–79 and 1994–95.
§ Mr. DorrellI refer the hon. Member to the information placed in the House of Commons Library as noted in the answer to the hon. Member for Edinburgh, South (Mr. Griffiths) on 13 April 1989,Official Report, column 620, for estimates, based on illustrative assumptions, of direct and indirect tax payments in 1978–79. Direct and indirect tax payments in 1994–95 will depend on what happens to prices, income and spending patterns.