Tax Rates and Bands: Low Incomes

Mr. Pope

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what assessment he has made of the impact of the removal of the 10 per cent. tax band on low income working people who do not qualify for working tax credits; (182281)

(2) what assessment he has made of the impact of the removal of the 10 per cent. tax band on pensioners who do not qualify for pension credits;

(3) what assessment he has made of the impact of the removal of the 10 per cent. tax band on people earning less than £18,750 per annum.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Daventry (Mr. Boswell) on 18 October 2007, Official Report, columns 1268-70W.

Volume 471: debated on Tuesday 29 January 2008