§ 20. Sir WALTER de FRECEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what amount of revenue was received for the whole of last year and for each month of last year, respectively, from the Entertainments Duty; what was the anticipatory estimate of the yield in 1925–26; and what is the estimate of the anticipated yield this year, 1926–27.
§ Mr. McNEILLWith my hon Friend's permission I will circulate the Answer in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ The following are the net amounts of Entertainments Duty received in each of the months and during the whole of the year ended the 31st March, 1926. The estimated yield of the duty during that year was £5,800,000 and the estimated 428 yield for the year 1926–27 is also £5,800,000.
§ Net Receipts for
| 1925–26. | £ | ||
| April | … | … | 504,000 |
| May | … | … | 429,000 |
| June | … | … | 306,000 |
| July | … | … | 389,000 |
| August | … | … | 447,000 |
| September | … | … | 543,000 |
| October | … | … | 590,000 |
| November | … | … | 490,000 |
| December | … | … | 414,000 |
| 1926. | |||
| January | … | … | 575,000 |
| February | … | … | 509,000 |
| March | … | … | 507,000 |
| Total | … | … | £5,703,000 |