§ 72. Mr. Levyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what have been the monthly receipts from Entertainments Duty on film exhibitions since 1st January, 1949, and for the corresponding months of 1948; and what is the overall increase or reduction in terms of percentage.
§ Mr. Glenvil HallThe approximate receipts of Entertainments Duty from cinemas during the months January to October, 1948, and 1949, respectively, were as follows:
1948 1949 £ £ January … 3,818,000 3,381,000 February … 3,174,000 2,967,000 March … 3,073,000 3,113,000 April … 3,897,000 3,473,000 May … 2,929,000 2,920,000 June … 2,960,000 2,792,000 July … 3,366,000 2,547,000 August … 3,145,000 3,075,000 September … 3,290,000 3,217,000 October … 3,418,000 3,185,000 Total (10 months) … £33,070,000 £30,670,000 The figures for 1949 show a reduction of 7.25 per cent. compared with those for the previous year.