§ Sir W. de FRECEasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether returns of the state of repayment claims work in tax districts are made by inspectors of taxes every month; and, if so, whether he can state the number of repayment claims in hand and not dealt with, and the number in hand and working but not settled?
Mr. SAMUELI regret that I cannot undertake to use the returns referred to by my hon. Friend for the purpose of publishing statistics on the subject. They are departmental reports made to the Board of Inland Revenue merely to enable the Board to ensure that Income Tax repayment claims are being dealt with promptly. If my hon. Friend has any complaints of delay to bring to my notice, I shall be glad to look into them.
§ Sir W. de FRECEasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether returns are made periodically by inspectors of taxes as to the number of cases under appeal and the amounts of tax involved; and, if so, whether he can state the number of cases and amount of tax in the hands of collectors for recovery, and the number of cases and amount of tax involved in cases in the hands of the inspector as under appeal at the present time or some recent date?
Mr. SAMUELThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative. With regard to the latter part of the question, I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply to his question of the 11th June on this subject, of which I am sending him a copy.
§ Sir J. NALLasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether the contribution of a voluntary contributor to the National Health Insurance and Widows' Pension Fund is allowed as a deduction for Income Tax purposes in the same manner as an insurance premium?