HC Deb 15 March 2004 vol 419 cc104-5W
Mr. George Osborne

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what he estimates the cost would be for each of the next seven years of(a) increasing child and Working Tax Credits in line with (i) prices and (ii) earnings, (b) increasing the family element of the Child Tax Credit in line with prices and other elements and the thresholds in line with earnings and (c) increasing the family element of the Child Tax Credit in line with prices, the thresholds in line with prices, and the other elements in line with earnings. [160792]

Dawn Primarolo

A reliable estimate could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

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