§ 40. Mr. Rentonasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how much money will have been spent by the Central Office of Information during the current financial year in telling taxpayers how their money is spent.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterOne poster on the national budget was produced at a cost of £200. Some other information on this subject may well also be conveyed in other items of publicity, but it will certainly not cost, in all, more than a few hundred pounds.
§ Mr. RentonIs the Financial Secretary aware that the Central Office of Information is devoting quite a lot of its time and money to telling the taxpayers how their money is spent, and that most taxpayers would prefer to pay a little less tax and find the information for themselves rather than continue to pay the tax?
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterAny taxpayer who expects that his tax bill would be substantially reduced by the cutting out of £200 is living in a somewhat unrealistic atmosphere.