§ 46. Viscount SANDONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Government intends to propose any legislative means to remove the imposition on co-partnership shares of Super-tax on dividends, as revealed in the recent case of Parsons v. the Inland Revenue in the Courts?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Arthur Michael Samuel)I am not prepared to propose legislation on the point to which my Noble Friend refers.
§ Viscount SANDONIs not this a case where the right hon. Gentleman could make a real contribution to industrial peace?
§ Mr. SAMUELIt has been considered, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer is not in a position to fall in with my Noble Friend's suggestion.