58. Mr. T. WILSONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, he has been made aware of the request from the Liverpool Corporation employés that as taxpayers they should be placed on a similar footing to other citizens, to be assessed by the local surveyor of taxes, to enable them to obtain a notice of assessment and an account showing the sum due and a receipt for the amount paid to the collector; whether London and Liverpool are the only places in Great Britain where tax is deducted from employés' salaries; and whether he proposes to take any action in the matter?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINI am aware of the request to which the hon. Member refers. Income Tax is deducted from employés' salaries in large classes of cases, apart from those mentioned in the question, for example, members of the forces of the Crown, Civil Servants, railway officials The Royal Commission on the Income Tax have made recommendations for the transfer of the duty of assessing employés under Schedule E. to the Inspectors of Taxes as the hon. Member suggests, and the matter will be fully considered in connection with further proposals to be submitted to the House to give effect to changes in the Income Tax law recommended by the Royal Commission.