Written question asked by Nicholas Brown (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 February 1991. It was answered by Lord Maude of Horsham (Conservative) on Wednesday, 6 February 1991 on behalf of the Treasury.

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Untitled Written question

Question

Pursuant to 184 c390W, corrected information for estimate, on the same basis as the ready reckoner published in the autumn statement, the effect on a one-earner, two-child family of spending in 1991-92 the sume on (a) a 1p cut in the basic rate of income tax (b) raising income tax thresholds above their indexed levels (c) raising child benefit assuming; (i) no change in income support and family credit rates and (ii) corresponding changes in income support and family credit rates.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

185 c173W

Session

1990-91

Subjects

Child benefit Costs Income support Families Income tax Family credit Tax rates and bands Tax burden Tax thresholds

Contains statistics

Yes