HC Deb 18 February 1947 vol 433 cc975-6
69. Mr. W. J. Brown

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will expedite the payment of Income Tax postwar credits to elderly people and to those who have been forced to retire from active employment by ill-health.

61. Colonel J. R. H. Hutchison

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what total of postwar credits has been paid up till 1st February, 1947.

Mr. Dalton

Payments of Income Tax postwar credits for 1941–42, 1942–43 and 1943–44 have been made to men over the age of 65, and women over 6o, during this last year. Some 1,700,000 people have been paid amounts totalling about £56,000,000. The hon. Member for Rugby (Mr. W. J. Brown) would not expect me to anticipate my Budget Statement.

Mr. Brown

In view of the long delay in conferring the benefits of Socialism upon these old folk, might we not do our best to give them the refunds due to them from the outworn capitalist system?