Children's Tax Credit

HC Deb 15 November 2000 vol 356 c712W

Mr. Willetts

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many families will be subject to a marginal rate of income tax of more than 40 per cent. during the period that the Children's Tax Credit is withdrawn from them. [138307]

Dawn Primarolo

I have been asked to reply.

The highest rate of income tax is 40 per cent.