HC Deb 04 February 1954 vol 523 cc558-9
51. Brigadier Clarke

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why he has imposed Purchase Tax of 25 per cent. on floor tiles, in view of the fact that such a tax will increase the cost of houses.

Mr. Boyd-Carpenter

I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave on Thursday, 28th January, to my hon. Friend the Member for Hastings (Mr. Cooper-Key).

Brigadier Clarke

My right hon. Friend has confused me a little. I do not know what answer he gave. As, by this tax on tiles, he is raising the price of a house by £4 to £8, will he take it off?

Mr. Boyd-Carpenter

I suggest that my hon. and gallant Friend reads my answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Hastings.