Tea Duty (Hansard, 1 February 1949)

HC Deb 01 February 1949 vol 460 cc1510-1 1510

§ 51. Mr. Byers
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the subsidy per pound and the import duty per pound on tea.

§ Sir S. Cripps
The present subsidy on tea is 10d. per 1b., and the import duty is 6d. per 1b.

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§ Mr. Byers
Would it not be advisable to consider abolishing the import duty and increasing the subsidy to get a saving in administrative costs?

§ Sir S. Cripps
That would depend, of course, on considerations of long-term as well as short-term policy.