§ 9. Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many individuals in Scotland were relieved of farming losses in 1958, under Section 34 of the Income Tax Act, 1952; and what was the estimated amount of such loss.
§ Sir E. BoyleNearly 1,000 farmers received relief for losses in Scotland; the aggregate loss was about £1 million.
§ Mr. HamiltonDoes not the Financial Secretary think it a deplorable state of affairs that tax evasion should seem to be quite a thriving industry north of the Border, and elsewhere? Will he ensure that the steps about to be taken in the matter will be completely watertight in preventing this kind of practice?
§ Sir E. BoyleI have a suspicion that we shall have quite a few hours devoted to this subject later in the season. I can assure the hon. Gentleman that all these matters will be taken into full consideration.