HC Deb 27 April 1999 vol 330 cc122-3W
Mr. MacShane

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would have been the value to a basic rate taxpayer of the non-aged married couples allowance and the linked allowance in 1990 to 2000 if the allowance had been indexed every year since its introduction in 1990 and given at the basic rate of tax. [81727]

Dawn Primarolo

The information is given in the table:

Indexed level of 1990–91 non-aged married couple's allowance (£) Basic rate of income tax (per cent.) Value to a basic rate taxpayer (£)
1990–91 1,720 25 430.00
1991–92 1,910 25 477.50
1992–93 1,990 25 497.50
1993–94 2,070 25 517.50
1994–95 2,110 25 527.50
1995–96 2,160 25 540.00
1996–97 2,250 24 540.50
1997–98 2,300 23 529.00
1998–99 2.390 23 549.70
1999–2000 2,470 23 568.10
2000–01 2,510 22 552.20