§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 19 April 2000,Official Report, column 588W, on employment tax credits, what is the higher rate for couples. [120799]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 4 May 2000]: The rate for couples in the illustrative model of the employment tax credit for people without children is £49.50 a week. This is the same as the employment tax credit for people with children that is implied by the introduction of the integrated child credit, based on April 2001 rates of Working Families Tax Credit and Children's Tax Credit. Details of this illustrative model are set out in the table on page 14 of the Treasury paper "Tackling Poverty and Making Work Pay—Tax Credits for the 21st Century".