Child Benefit

HC Deb 05 June 1998 vol 313 c392W

Mr. Flight

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has for taxing child benefit. [44574]

Dawn Primarolo

My right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer indicated in his Budget statement that, if Child Benefit were raised, there must be a case in principle for higher rate taxpayers paying tax on it.