§ 27. Mr. StreeterTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the levels of real take-home pay currently and in 1979. [16021]
§ Mr. OppenheimReal take-home pay has increased significantly at all levels since 1979. For example, the average take-home pay of a single man at the bottom 10 per cent. of the earnings distribution has risen by 23 per cent. in real terms since 1979.