§ 65. Mr. Dreweasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the number of claims for rebate of Income Tax that he has received from farmers in respect of farm losses in each of the last five years?
§ Sir J. SimonI am not in a position to say how many claims in respect of farm losses have been received. The farmer may claim not only in respect of loss but also in respect of the profits of the year falling short of the amount of the
| 1932–33. | 1933–34. | 1934–35. | 1935–36. | 1936–37. | |||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| England | … | … | 13,194 | 19,798 | 22,924 | 51,154 | 61,311 |
| Scotland | … | … | 1,528 | 5,432 | 7,355 | 5,428 | 7,775 |
| Northern Ireland | … | … | 85 | 348 | 136 | 154 | 311 |
| Total | … | … | 14,807 | 25,578 | 30,415 | 56,736 | 69,397 |