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Minimum Wage

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HC Deb 20 April 2000 vol 348 c634W 634W

Mr. Salmond
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the additional cost to his Department's salary bill if the minimum wage for all age groups was raised to(a) £4, (b) £4.20 and (c) £4.50 an hour. [119973]

Mr. Andrew Smith
There would be no additional cost to the Treasury's salary bill under any of the scenarios.

Mr. Salmond
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the additional personal tax revenue if the minimum wage was set for all age groups at(a) £4, (b) £4.20 and (c) £4.50 per hour in (i) Scotland and (ii) the UK. [119972]

Dawn Primarolo
It is not possible to estimate the potential impact of raising the minimum wage on the labour market, so an accurate costing is not possible.