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Income Tax

Volume 34: debated on Wednesday 15 December 1982

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asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what would be the cost of altering tax rates to start at 15 per cent. on the first £1,000 taxable income, increasing by 5 per cent. on each subsequent £1,000 to a maximum of 50 per cent.

The cost in a full year at 1982–83 income levels would be approximately £1,500 million.