Marginal Tax and Benefit Withdrawal Rates (Hansard, 3 April 2000)

HC Deb 03 April 2000 vol 347 c334W 334W

§ 25. Mr. Goggins
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what action he is taking to reduce the number of people who face high marginal tax and benefit withdrawal rates. [115889]

§ Mr. Rooker
As a result of the tax and benefit changes announced in the last three Budgets around half a million fewer working households will face the very high marginal rates of 70 per cent. or more.