§ 36. Sir ROBERT HAMILTONasked the Secretary for Scotland whether, in the case of a county valuation roll being prepared by local assessors and such valuation being used by the Government for Income Tax purposes, he is prepared to recommend that a proportion of the cost of preparing such roll should be borne by the Government?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. William Graham)I have been asked to reply to this question. I would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave the right hon. Gentleman the Member for Ross and Cromarty (Mr. Macpherson) on the 23rd June. I am sending him a copy of that reply.
§ Mr. MACPHERSONIf I produce several instances in which the valuations of the local assessors are accepted for Income Tax purposes, will the hon. Gentleman reconsider his answer?
§ Mr. GRAHAMI shall be delighted to receive the cases, but I am afraid I can hold out no hope of a change in the policy, because, in fact, these results are not generally accepted by the Government.