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Married Allowance

Volume 832: debated on Wednesday 8 March 1972

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asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing the amount of tax payable by married men without children over a standard range of earned incomes, the tax payable if the married allowance were withdrawn, and the tax payable if the men were entitled to equal personal allowances in respect of themselves and their wives.

The figures are:

TAX
Annual Earned Income £With married allowance of£465 £pWithout married allowance of £465 £pWith two single allowances of £325 £p
500150·69
75045·85226·04
1,000121·20301·3849·51
1,500271·89452·08200·20
2,000422·59602·77350·90
3,000723·97904·16652·29
4,0001,025·361,205·55953·68
5,0001,354·601,534·791,282·91