§ Mr. FELLasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he proposed to collect the Tea Duty and Income Tax under Resolutions only during the summer adjournment of Parliament; and would the Income Tax deducted by bankers from dividends be retained by them or be handed over to the Exchequer pending the passing of the Finance Act?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEAs regards the first part of the question, the customary procedure will be followed, and the taxes in question will be collected under the Resolutions passed by the House. With regard to the second part, the amounts deducted will be paid over to the Revenue in the usual way.
§ Mr. GIBSON BOWLESIs not the right hon. Gentleman aware that the course of collecting a tax by virtue of a Resolution is entirely unlawful?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEI am not aware that it is unlawful.
§ Mr. FELLDoes the right hon. Gentleman anticipate that the difficulties which occurred last year will recur this year?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEThat depends on another place.