§ 74. Mr. Boyd-Carpenterasked the Economic Secretary to the Treasury whether he has considered the memorandum dated 15th December, 1948, submitted to him by the Purchase Tax Joint Standing Committee of the Paper, Printing and Stationery trades; and what action he proposes to take.
§ The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Douglas Jay)I would refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Finsbury (Mr. Platts-Mills) on 27th January.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterIs the Economic Secretary aware that that reply conveys the minimum of information, and that if anything useful is to be done in the Budget, a preliminary statement will have to be made?
§ 78. Mr. Turtonasked the Economic Secretary to the Treasury which firms are permitted to pay Purchase Tax on turnover, or are given any other special concessions in the mode of payment of Purchase Tax.