MR. BUXTONasked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether, in his Railway Passenger Duty Bill, he will propose to grant exemption from Duty to any season tickets where the single fare exceeds one penny a mile; and, when he proposes to introduce this Bill?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Mr. CHILDERS)Sir, I stated, in introducing the Budget, that we did not propose to exempt from duty receipts from season tickets based on single fares exceeding Id. a-mile. In urban districts the duty on the receipts from such tickets will be 2 per cent instead of 5 per cent. The Bill will be introduced shortly, but some details are not yet settled with the Board of Trade.