§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what amount of income tax and national insurance contribution would be paid by a person(a) working full time and earning £8,320 per annum and (b) working 10 hours a week and earning £2,080 per annum. [16766]
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 20 February 1997]A single person, aged under 65, earning £8,320 per annum, would pay income tax of £860.25 and class 1 national insurance contributions at the contracted in rate of £574.08 in 1997–98. A single person working 10 hours a week and earning £2,080 per annum would pay nothing.