Mr. LYLEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount received in Entertainments Duty since 1st April up to the latest date on which his returns are substantially complete; and what is the estimate of the yield of this duty for the year 1922–23?
§ Sir R. HORNEThe receipts of Entertainments Duty from 1st April to 15th July, 1922, were approximately £2,460,577. The estimate of the yield of the duty in the current financial year is £9,300,000.