§ Lieut.-Colonel Bromley-Davenportasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information he has as to the yield 11W of the Entertainments Duty on the living theatre for the first nine months of the current financial year; and how it compares with the similar period for 1953.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerThe receipts of Entertainments Duty allocated to theatres and music-halls and to other similar entertainments chargeable at the same rates of duty are approximately as shown in the following table. The figures do not include revenue derived from sales of Entertainments Duty Stamps through Post Offices, as this cannot be allocated to particular entertainments.
Month Theatres and music-halls Other 1954 1953 1954 1953 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 April 177 184 18 11 May 145* 157 28* 49 June 149 168 24 25 July 194 232 43 22 August 214 226 50 29 September 212 226 39 33 October 201 217 26 31 November 170 165 13 9 December 142 165 20 15 * The rates of duty were reduced as from 30th May, 1954.