Charge of Income Tax for 1978–79

Part of Orders of the Day — Finance Bill – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 10 May 1978.

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Photo of Mr John Pardoe Mr John Pardoe , North Cornwall 12:00, 10 May 1978

We had better get clear just what we mean by "middle managers". The tax correspondent of the Financial Times on 12th April referred to middle managers as being those in the area around £10,000 to £12,000 total income. The Minister of State will find that the average pay at ICI is £6,000. There are thousands of people working for ICI with incomes well above £10,000. Why is he defining middle management as being in a lower income bracket?