▁the ▁tax ▁increases ▁no ▁longer ▁applied ▁for ▁personal ▁allow ance ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁cut ▁tax es ▁personal ▁tax es ▁£ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁less ▁that ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁level ▁when ▁he ▁increased ▁the ▁personal ▁allow ance ▁to ▁£ 1 1 , 5 0 0 . ▁ ▁Mar ried ▁Man ' s ▁allow ance ▁Mar ried ▁Man ' s ▁allow ance ▁was ▁the ▁allow ance ▁for ▁a ▁leg ally ▁married ▁couple . ▁The ▁allow ance ▁was ▁given ▁at ▁the ▁man ' s ▁highest ▁rate ▁of ▁tax . ▁During ▁the ▁early - 1 9 9 0 s , ▁then - Ch an cell or ▁of ▁the ▁Ex che quer , ▁Norman ▁Lam ont ▁over h au led ▁the ▁allow ance ▁and ▁introduced ▁the ▁ 1 0 % ▁allow ance , ▁which ▁meant ▁that ▁all ▁men ▁had ▁the ▁same ▁amount ▁of ▁money ▁in ▁their ▁pocket , ▁ir res pective ▁of ▁highest ▁tax ▁rate . ▁ ▁The ▁allow ance ▁was ▁scra pped ▁from ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁first ▁being ▁announced ▁in ▁then - Ch an cell or ▁Gordon ▁Brown ' s ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁budget , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁people ▁married , ▁or ▁in ▁civil ▁partners hips ▁( int rodu ced ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ) ▁where ▁one ▁sp ouse ▁was ▁born ▁before ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁allow ances ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁In come ▁tax ▁in ▁Scotland ▁Wel sh ▁R ates ▁of ▁In come ▁Tax ▁