asked the Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost of granting widows parity of income tax allowance with that currently allowed to married men.
Written Answers. - Income Tax.
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It is estimated that the cost of increasing the income tax personal allowance for widowed persons, which is at present £274, to the level of the married person's allowance of £424, would be of the order of £1 million in a full year.
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asked the Minister for Finance the number of married women in employment liable for PAYE.
The number of married women in employment whose emoluments are subject to deduction of tax under PAYE is estimated at about 50,000.
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asked the Minister for Finance the amount of the new income tax allowance introduced for an unmarried mother engaged in full-time employment or business who employs a housekeeper to care for her child; and the approximate number of such allowances granted.
The amount of the allowance introduced by section 9 of the Finance Act, 1971, for an unmarried mother engaged in full-time employment or business who employs a housekeeper to care for her child is £100 per annum.
Income tax statistics are not available in such a manner as would enable the information requested by the Deputy to be given.