To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will update to 1988–89 the information on real net earnings provided in his reply of 10 April 1986 to the hon Member for Birkenhead (Mr. Field), Official Report. columns 193–4.
The information on real net earnings and average rates of tax and national insurance contributions is in the tables.
Multiples of average earnings
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2/3
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 10
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| 1956–57 Tax | 5·1 | 11·2 | 22·0 | 38·9 | 54·2 |
| Tax + NIC | 8·6 | 13·5 | 23·1 | 39·4 | 54·4 |
| 1978–79 Tax | 15·4 | 21·3 | 27·2 | 48·8 | 65·7 |
| Tax + NIC | 21·9 | 27·8 | 31·4 | 50·5 | 66·5 |
| 1988–891 Tax | 12·9 | 17·0 | 22·2 | 32·9 | 36·4 |
| Tax + NIC | 21·9 | 26·0 | 27·8 | 35·1 | 37·6 |
Changes in Real Net Earnings after Income Tax and NIC (1956–57= 100)
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Multiples of average earnings
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2/3
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 10
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Single
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| 1978–79 | 124·9 | 125·3 | 132·8 | 120·1 | 108·3 |
| 1988–891 | 160·2 | 164·1 | 176·6 | 202·7 | 260·2 |
Married
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| 1978–79 | 126·8 | 123·9 | 132·4 | 121·1 | 109·0 |
| 1988–891 | 159·9 | 160·3 | 175·8 | 200·2 | 256·4 |
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