§ 28. Ms KeebleTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what tax measures he has introduced to support the family. [141863]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe Government's tax and benefit reforms mean that by 2001 families with children will be on average £850 a year better off, and the direct tax burden on a family on average earnings with two children will be at the lowest level since 1972. The Children's Tax Credit, due to be introduced in April 2001, will reduce the tax burden by up to £442 a year for five million working families with children.