§ 74. Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Food to state, on an annual basis, the cost of granting retail butchers a rebate of 2s. 3d. in the £.
§ Mr. WebbThe present rebate of 2s. 3d. in the £ on butchers' wholesale purchases of meat amounts to about £300,000 per week. If this rate were maintained over the whole year the annual cost would be £15,600,000.