§ 32. Mr. G. Thomasasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the receipts received from the tax on football pools and on dog racing, respectively, for the months of March and April, 1957.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftI will, with permission, circulate the figures in the OFFICIAL. REPORT:
§ The figures are as follows:
§ The receipts of pool betting duty and of bookmakers' licence duty for March and April, 1957 were as follows:—
| — | March, 1957 | April, 1957 |
| £ | £ | |
| Pool betting duty receipts— | ||
| at 10 per cent. on greyhound totalisators | 457,251 | 498,677 |
| at 30 per cent. on foot-ball and similar pools | 2,592,324 | 2,085,797 |
| Bookmakers' licence duty receipts | 124,839 | 131,009 |