§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, during his negotiations on Great Britain's entry into 78W the Common Market, he will take the necessary steps to protect British interests from the effects of Article 99 of the Treaty of Rome, with special reference to the added value tax and the extension of indirect taxation on such matters as food, fuel, travel and rents, and also to safeguard Great Britain from the cascade type of successive and progressive increases of the added value tax.
§ Mr. DiamondI would refer my hon. Friend to the statement made by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 8th May. There is no question of our being asked to adopt a cascade tax.—[Vol. 746, c. 1089–91.]