§ 24. Mr. du Cannasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the discussions between the Inland Revenue and the Post Office regarding the amount to be paid over by the Post Office in respect of 2d. receipt stamp-duty will be completed.
§ Mr. du CannIs my right hon. Friend aware that the passing of the Cheques Act has meant that almost the only people giving stamped receipts today are the small traders doing cash business? In view of the substantial reduction in revenue from this source, the confusion that there is in the public mind and the general uncertainty of the situation, particularly with regard to tax avoidance, would not my right hon. Friend agree that it would be as well to abandon altogether the legal obligation to put stamps on receipts?