Captain FABERasked the right hon. Gentleman, whether, seeing that under schedule A income tax is at present deducted by those who pay income to charitable trusts, and that the trustees recover the following year, and, when receiving payment, also receive a form of application for income tax already deducted for the current year, so that in practice the Revenue authorities hold the income tax for 12 months although not entitled to keep it, he will direct an alteration in the form of a declaration to be signed and forwarded by the charity trustees to the person who pays the money due to the charity, but deducts the income tax at present, to be to such person a discharge for the income tax at present collected from him?
§ Mr. LLOYD-GEORGEI cannot accept the description given by the hon. and gallant Member as accurately representing the practice of the Inland Revenue Department in cases of this kind. All possible 210 steps are taken to avoid delay in dealing with claims—many of which, however, require time to settle, by reason of their complexity. I cannot see my way to adopt the Hon. Member's suggestion.