§ 15. Mr. Jannerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will follow the precedent of the £10 allowance free of Income Tax, granted to persons who during the war moved their places of residence and so incurred greater transport expense, by granting similar allowance to those ex-Service men and others who, as a result of changes of living circumstances due to the war, have incurred greater expenditure on transport, etc.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterNo, Sir. Any question of a change in the existing law on this subject must, in my view, clearly await the Report of the Royal Commission, within whose terms of reference this matters is.
§ Mr. JannerIs the Minister aware that the more one investigates this matter the more serious it becomes? What would he say of a case brought to my notice in which a wage earner is paying as much 1448 as £50 a year for transport to work which he certainly cannot afford? What will the right hon. Gentleman do about it?
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterIf the hon. Member has a particular case in mind and it relates to the affairs of the Treasury, I will gladly advise him. On the broad issue of tax allowances, a Royal Commission is sitting and the sensible thing is to await its advice.