To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will rework the table shown as figure 20—"Marginal net income deduction rates"—in his Department's published plan for 1992–93 in the light of the present proposals for council tax benefit tapers; and if he will publish the results in a similar fashion.
The numbers with marginal net income deduction rates calculated for benefit units in receipt of income-related benefits, where at least one partner works 24 hours a week and where council tax benefit replaces community charge benefit are as follows:
| Percentage | 1991–92 Thousands |
| 100 and above | 0 |
| 90 and above | 55 |
| 80 and above | 220 |
| 70 and above | 390 |
| 60 and above | 395 |
| 50 and above | 395 |
Note: Estimates are cumulative and rounded to the nearest 5,000.
Source: Projections based on the 1987 and 1988 Family Expenditure Surveys, and are not directly comparable to Figure 20 in the Departmental Report, which is based on Family Expenditure Surveys for 1986, 1987 and 1988.