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Mr. Greenway
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much the average take-home wage for a single man, a married couple without children and a married couple with two children has increased in purchasing power since 1979; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Moore
Real take-home pay for these households with average earnings was 11 per cent. higher in 1984–85 than in 1978–79.