Personal Incomes

Sir B. Rhys Williams
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the net weekly incomes after tax of single men and of married couples with one and two children earning approximately the national average wage in the first quarter of 1977; and what will be their net weekly incomes after tax and child benefit at the same level of earnings in accordance with the initial changes proposed in his Budget.

Mr. Robert Sheldon
, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 5th April 1977; Vol. 929, c. 423], gave the following information:----------------------------------------------
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|Single man                                  |
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|Married couple with one child not over 11   |
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|Married couple with two children not over 11|
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The estimate of average earnings used is the average at April 1976 of full-time male adult workers in all occupations as shown by the New Earnings Survey, updated to January 1977 by the monthly index of average earnings.