asked the Minister for Finance the cost in (i) 1980, and (ii) a full year of allowing widows and unmarried parents the married person's allowance (a) if living alone (widows) and (b) with dependants.
Written Answers. - Income Tax Allowances.
481.
Assuming that the question relates to the granting of the married allowance to (a) a widowed person without dependent children and (b) a person entitled to the one-parent allowance, the cost (estimated by reference to the position for the current year) would be as follows:
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Cost |
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(i) First Year |
(ii) Full Year |
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£m |
£m |
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Married allowance to |
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(a) Widowed Persons without children |
6.8 |
10.4 |
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(b) Single Parents (including widowed persons with dependent children) |
2.9 |
4.4 |