§ 39. Mr. THURTLEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what sums have been lost to the Exchequer in the last three years as a result of repayment in error of Excess Profits Duty to taxpayers over and above the amount of such repayment as was actually due?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLThe amounts which have been ascertained in the last three years to have been lost to the Exchequer as a result of repayment in error of Excess Profits Duty to taxpayers over and above the amount of any such repayment as was actually due, are as follow:
The amount given for the year 1925–26 represents the sum lost in the case referred to in the 1926 Report of the Select Committee of Public Accounts.
Year £ 1925–26 8,000 1926–27 Nil. 1927–28 Nil.
§ Mr. THURTLEIn view of the state of the public finances, will the right hon. Gentleman ask the Inland Revenue officials to exercise more care in order to avoid losses of this character?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLThe figures I have given show that the care which is used is so adequate as to produce an almost perfect result.