Colonel SYKESasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the fact that the extra halfpenny on beer is to come out of the pocket of the consumer, and the object of the extra tax is to meet the expenses of the War, he will remit the tax on the beer that is sold in military canteens to the soldiers, so that they may not be in the position of contributing to their own pay out of their own pockets?
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§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGENo remission of duty is allowed in respect of any dutiable article sold in military canteens, and I regret that I am unable to adopt the suggestion that an exception should be made in the case of beer.