HC Deb 17 March 1970 vol 798 cc188-9
23. Mr. Ridsdale

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will issue an amended Inland Revnue form P3G on Tax Rates of Pay and Overtime, to include comparable tax rates in West Germany, France and Japan, from information available from international sources.

Mr. Taverne

No, Sir.

Mr. Ridsdale

Was this form issued by a public relations officer seconded from Transport House or by a Treasury public relations officer on the advice of Transport House?

Mr. Taverne

This form was issued by the Inland Revenue and was concerned to state the facts, which it did.

Mr. Patrick Jenkin

Is it not a fact that the form is bound to be misleading in a great many cases because it depends on the nature of the deductions from an individual's income according to the level at which he is taxed on the tax scale?

Mr. Taverne

The form is strictly accurate and I should have thought that every hon. Member, with the exception of those who are concerned to make party political propaganda, would welcome a form which made clear to people what rates of tax they should pay.