HC Deb 20 June 1950 vol 476 cc1067-8
57. Miss Irene Ward

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the total amount of post-war credits due to Service personnel which was cancelled on discharge to pay arrears of Income Tax due.

Sir S. Cripps

I regret that this information is not available.

Miss Ward

Am I to understand from that answer that some post-war credits have been cancelled in respect of arrears of Income Tax?

Sir S. Cripps

No, Sir. The hon. Lady can understand that the information is not available.

Lieut.-Commander Braithwaite

Was it not the case that certain post-war credits were set off against claims in the financial year 1945–46, and might not that prove to be a valuable precedent for subsequent years in which tax has been demanded from ex-Service personnel?

Sir S. Cripps

That is another question.