HC Deb 09 September 1909 vol 10 cc1476-7
Mr. HUNT

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much of £100 spent on average champagne would be paid to the State as duty; how much of £100 spent on mild ale, as usually drunk by the working classes, after the Finance Bill has passed, would go to the State as duty; and how much of £100 spent on ordinary whisky, as usually drunk by the working classes, after the Finance Bill has passed, would go to the State?

Mr. LLOYD-GEORGE

I am afraid the information given in the question is not sufficient to enable me to work out the problem which the hon. Member has set me.