§ Mr. Ridleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what he estimates to be the cost to the Treasury of administering the Selective Employment Tax; and how many more staff he expects to employ.
§ Mr. MacDermotSix people, at a cost of £1,100 a month, will be employed for a few months exclusively on the work of introducing this tax. In addition, work will have to be done by many other members of the Treasury but this will not involve any extra cost.