Written question asked by Baroness Harman (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 31 March 1994. It was answered by Stephen Dorrell (Conservative) on Thursday, 31 March 1994 on behalf of the Treasury.

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Treasury

Question

What would be the reduction in tax payable resulting from full indexation of the additional personal allowance applied at the standard or higher rate for a lower rate taxpayer, a basic rate taxpayer and a higher rate taxpayer in (i) 1994-95 and (ii) 1995-96, and what would be the gross revenue cost of these measures; what would be the reduction in tax payable resulting from full indexation of the widow's bereavement allowance applied at the standard or higher rate of relief for a lower-rate taxpayer, a basic-rate taxpayer and a higher-rate taxpayer in 1994-95 and 1995-96, and what would be the gross revenue cost of these measures. - (Holding answer 24 March 1994).

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

240 c957-8W;240 c953-4W

Session

1993-94

Subjects

Allowances Personal taxation Tax rates and bands Widowed people Additional personal allowance

Contains statistics

Yes