§ 75. Colonel WOODCOCKasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with regard to the duty paid on first-class railway passenger fares, what was the amount of tax received for 1925 and the estimated amount for 1926?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Ronald McNeill)The receipts in respect of railway passenger duty for the financial year 1925–26 amounted to £414,424, and it is estimated that the receipts for the financial year 1926–27 will amount to £380,000. While the greater part of the receipts is in respect of the duty paid on first-class passenger fares, the information available is insufficient to determine the exact amount.