Married Couple's Tax Allowance (Hansard, 27 February 1997)

HC Deb 27 February 1997 vol 291 c307W 307W

§ Mr. Lidington
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the cost to public funds of allowing the married couple's tax allowance to be claimed at(a) 20 per cent. and (b) 23 per cent. [17860]

§ Mr. Jack
The estimated full-year Exchequer cost at 1997–98 income levels of allowing the married couple's allowance and linked allowances, which includes the additional personal allowance and the widow's bereavement allowance, to be claimed at 20 per cent. is £1.0 billion and at 23 per cent. is £1.5 billion.