§ 16. Lieut.-Colonel Bromley-Davenportasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs why, in the Estimates for the Foreign Office, the amount required for the reimbursement of Purchase Tax on goods bought in the United Kingdom for official use by representatives of foreign governments is to be raised to £500,000 in 1951–52, as against £220,000 in 1950–51.
§ Mr. H. MorrisonThe bulk of this item is for refund to the United States authorities of Purchase Tax paid by them on British goods bought for official purposes or for re-sale to United States Service personnel. As fuller use is now being made of this arrangement, a larger number of refunds is to be expected this year than last.