§ 6. Mr. Ridleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the rates of the private house of a trade union official are paid by the union, whether that sum is assessed against him for computing his income tax liability.
§ Mr. RidleyWill the Financial Secretary permit himself a wry little smile at the fact that his review of benefits in kind and expense account brackets has ended up with the sole result that it is the trade union leaders who are getting away with it and no one else, not even business men?
§ Mr. SheldonThe position is that even before the present proposals are implemented such payments are taxable. 886 They will remain taxable after the Finance Bill is passed.