§ 35. Mr. VIANTasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether, in the case of the promotion of a probationer tax officer (higher grade) to the tax inspectorate, he suffers a reduction of £75 per annum basic salary in the process; and, if so, can this practice be reconsidered?
Mr. GUINNESSThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative. It is, however, the case that a probationer tax officer (higher grade) relinquishes on appointment to the post of assistant inspector a temporary non-pensionable allowance not exceeding £50, which he enjoyed while performing on probation duties appropriate to the higher grade of tax officers. I see no reason for reconsideration of this practice.