§ Mr. FieldTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the number of married couples over 65 years of age who are(a) receiving the full benefit of the married couples' supplementary tax allowance and (b) receiving no benefit or part benefit from those tax allowances. [62629]
§ Dawn PrimaroloLatest estimates for the number of married couples where one partner is aged 65 or more for 1998–99 are as follows:
Thousand Number of couples (a) Receiving the full benefit of the appropriate age related married couple's allowance 930 (b) Receiving no benefit or part benefit of the supplementary age related married couple's allowance (including non-taxpayers) 1,940
§ Mr. FieldTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the additional costs to the Treasury, for the current year, of supplementary tax allowances for the age-related personal allowance paid to citizens who are(a) aged 65 to 74 and (b) 75 years and over; and what is the total cost of age-related supplement incorporated into the married couples' allowance for the current year. [62627]
§ Dawn PrimaroloEstimated costs for 1998–99 of the excess of the aged personal and married couples' allowances over the corresponding allowances for non-aged taxpayers are as follows.
Allowance £ billion a. Taxpayers aged (65 to 74)—personal allowance 0.5 b. Taxpayers aged (75 and over)—personal allowance 0.4 c. Taxpayers aged (65 and over)—married couples' allowance 0.2