§ 107. Mr. Turtonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the estimates of the increased yield of the basic rate, the reduced rate, the higher rate, and the intermediate rate of Purchase Tax, respectively, both for 1947–48 and for a full year, as the result of increases in these rates as proposed in the interim Budget.
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§ Mr. Glenvil HallFollowing is the information:
Estimates of the increases in yield from the respective rates of Purchase Tax as the result of the increases in these rates proposed in the recent Budget.
1947–48 £ Mln. Full Year £ Mln. Basic Rate … 5 40 Reduced Rate … 4 32 Higher Rate … 1 6 Intermediate Rate … 1 10 79 These estimates take account of the concession announced during the Debate on the Budget Resolutions, under which the provision whereby motor cars and
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TOTAL NUMBERS OF FULL-TIME STUDENTS ARRANGED UNDER THE UNIVERSITIES. — Autumn Term, 1947. Academic Year, 1938–1939. Men. Women. Total. Men. Women. Total. Birmingham University 2,136 839 2,975 1,013 420 1,433 Bristol University 1,252 650 1,902 675 33O 1,005 Cambridge University 6,326 617 6,943 5,422 509 5,931 Durham University 2,970 803 3,773 1,321 388 1,709 Exeter University College 45O 335 785 288 134 422 Hull University College 377 188 565 126 36 162 Leeds University 2,185 703 2,888 1,361 396 1,757 Leicester University College 297 152 449 63 19 82 Liverpool University 2,196 747 2,943 1,575 480 2,055 London University 10,918 4,871 15,789 9,7O5 3,486 13,191 Manchester University (including Manchester College of Technology). 3,408 1,224 4,632 I,92O 542 2,462 Nottingham University 1,179 500 1,679 467 115 582 Oxford University 6,375 1,125 7,500 4,147 876 5,023 Reading University 520 470 990 294 290 584 Sheffield University 1,327 343 1,670 619 148 767 Southampton University College. 588 244 832 196 72 268 Total, England 42,504 13,811 56,315 29,192 8,241 37,433 University of Wales 3,440 1,214 4,654 2,041 738 2,779 Aberdeen University 1,451 556 2,007 809 402 1,211 Edinburgh University 3,278 1,626 4,904 2,358 847 3,205 Glasgow University (including Glasgow Royal Technical College). 5,644 1,429 7,073 3,580 1,110 4,690 St. Andrews University, including Dundee University College. 1,203 608 1,811 577 351 928 Total, Scotland 11,576 4,219 15,795 7,324 2,710 10,034 GRAND TOTAL, GREAT BRITAIN. 57,520 19,244 76,764 38,557 11,689 50,246 Figures for the last year before the war (1938–39) have been given in the tables for comparative purposes. motor cycles are to be excepted from these increases in tax will be extended to cover bicycles and tricycles, not mechanically propelled.