§ 109. Mr. Hunterasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the annual amount of entertainment tax paid by cinemas for 39W the years 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957.
Mr. AmoryThe following are the figures:
Calendar Year Approximate receipts of entertainments duty from cinemas £m. 1953 … … … … 37.7 *1954 … … … … 36.2 1955 … … … … 33.8 1956 … … … … 34.2 *1957 … … … … 28.3 * The rates of duty were reduced during these years.