§ Mr. FELLasked if the Budget for the year 1910–11 will not be presented until after the spring holidays; and, if so, can he give any estimate of the losses that will be incurred through the delay in its presentation?
§ Mr. LLOYD-GEORGEThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. As regards the second, I am not aware of any appreciable loss that is likely to be incurred.
§ Mr. FELLasked if the Financial Resolutions leading to the Budget of 1910–11 will be brought in shortly to legalise the collections made and to be made of duties and taxes since 31st March?
§ Mr. LLOYD-GEORGEI cannot yet give a date for the introduction of the Financial Resolutions for the Budget of 1910–11.
§ Mr. LLOYD-GEORGEI hope they will be legalised before the Budget of 1910–11.
§ Mr. LLOYD-GEORGEMy answer is in reference to that collection, and I hope that collection will be legalised before the Budget of 1910–11.
§ Mr. H. S. FOSTERUnder what authority is it being collected?
§ Mr. FELLHow does the Budget of last year affect the question of the present time and the present year?
§ Mr. LLOYD-GEORGEWe will propose the Budget of 1910–11 in the ordinary course, but before we reach that we must legalise the collection of last year and that will be the first step.
§ Mr. STEEL-MAITLANDIf the Income Tax is collected voluntarily, why does the right hon. Gentleman discourage its collection in so many instances?
§ Mr. LLOYD-GEORGEThe hon. Gentleman is quite wrong in his facts. I am not discouraging it. On the contrary, I have given every encouragement to the collection of the Income Tax voluntarily paid. I have gone so far that an hon. Member on the other side put a question last week complaining that I was encouraging the collection of voluntary Income Tax in Glasgow.
§ Mr. STEEL-MAITLANDMay I ask—
§ Mr. SPEAKERAny further questions must be put down.