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Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands

Volume 462: debated on Thursday 12 July 2007

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Philip Davies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what estimate he has made of the likely change in the number of people who will claim tax credits as a result of the abolition of the 10 pence starting rate of income tax in the financial year 2008-09; and if he will make a statement; (149012)

(2) what estimate he has made of the likely change in the number of people who will claim tax credits as a result of the abolition of the 10 pence starting rate of income tax in the financial year 2008-09; and if he will make a statement.

Jane Kennedy

I refer the hon. Gentlemen to the answer my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer gave to the hon. Members for Bournemouth, West (Sir John Butterfill), for Blaby (Mr. Robathan) and for East Dunbartonshire (Jo Swinson) on the Floor of the House earlier today.