To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many employers would be required to pay more in working family tax credit than in income tax withheld through PAYE if the proposed working families tax credit was paid at the same level as family credit. [31328]

If the Chancellor announces, in his Budget Statement, the introduction of a WFTC then the number of employers who will be required to pay more in working families tax credit than in income tax withheld through PAYE will depend on the precise design of the credit and its administrative rules.