§ Sir J. WARDLAW-MILNEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer details of the amount of Excise Duty paid by the sugar-beet factories in this country since they were first established, and the amount realised by the State by payment of Income Tax on the profits made?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe total amount of duty collected in respect of home-grown beet sugar and molasses from 22nd September, 1915, to 31st March, 1932, was £9,544,000. This amount includes the duty paid by refiners in respect of such sugar removed from beet-sugar factories under bond for refining. As regards the second part of the question, I regret that I am unable to furnish any figures for the Income Tax yield, as the receipt of the Income Tax is not earmarked according to trades and industries.