The text on this page has been created from Hansard archive content, it may contain typographical errors.
Mr. Lofthouse
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many widows receiving less than £40 per week have been brought into the tax bracket since May 1979.
Mr. Ridley
It is estimated that there will be about 35,000 more widows with incomes below £40 per week paying tax in 1982–83 than there were in 1979–80 paying tax with incomes below the equivalent level in real terms (of £28·25 per week).