HC Deb 18 May 1915 vol 71 c2206

Resolved,

"That, in addition to the duty of Excise now payable, for every gallon computed at proof of spirits distilled in the United Kingdom, there shall, on and after the eighteenth day of May, nineteen hundred and fifteen, be charged the following duty on spirits which are permitted to be delivered for home consumption without having been warehoused for a period of three years (that is to say):—

Where the Spirits have been ware-housed for a period of two years and less than three years. Where the Spirits have not been warehoused, or have been warehoused for a period of less than two years.
s. d. s. d.
For every gallon of spirits computed at proof 1 0 1 6
and so on in proportion for any less quantity.

And it is declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution shall have statutory effect under the provisions of The Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913."—[The Attorney-General.]

Resolution to be reported to-morrow (Wednesday); Committee to sit again To-morrow.