§ Mr. WaldenTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the additional revenue which would accrue from taxing child benefit as income. [19346]
§ Mr. JackIf child benefit were taxed, the yield for 1996–97 from taxing it as part of the father's or lone mother's income would be about £1,300 million. If it were taxed as part of the mother's or lone father's income, the yield would be about £700 million.
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