§ 58. Lieut.-Colonel Liptonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the changed attitude of the British motor industry towards the cubic capacity tax, which will replace the horse-power tax on 1st January next, he will postpone this tax pending further consultations with motor manufacturers and other interests concerned.
§ Mr. DaltonNo Sir.
§ Lieut.-Colonel LiptonIs my right hon. Friend aware that the important motor manufacturers, by whom he was influenced to impose the cubic capacity tax, now want to scrap it?
§ Mr. DaltonI cannot undertake to keep pace with the changing views of the motor manufacturers. We had a very long discussion on this. It took up more time than it was strictly entitled to do on the merits of the case, and, in fact, I have no power, without further legislation, to alter this date. I think we had better stick to what we have decided.