§ MR. COURTHOPE (Sussex, Rye)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether income-tax is deducted from the pay and allowances paid to officers of the auxiliary forces attending the school of instruction at Chelsea Barracks or other places; and what steps should be taken to secure the repayment of such deductions in cases where the 770 officer concerned is wholly or partly exempt from the payment of income-tax.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. HALDANE,) HaddingtonIncome-tax is deducted in such cases from the pay and lodging allowances, unless the officers concerned claim exemption. Accountants supply them with a form of claim for the purpose. If they are not wholly exempt, the tax deducted is recoverable through the local surveyor of taxes, who deals with their income from other sources.