HC Deb 17 December 1968 vol 775 cc343-4W
Mr. Bishop

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a comparison of the various forms of savings for September, 1967 and September, 1968.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

Monthly figures of the various forms of savings, including national savings, are published in "Financial Statistics"(Central Statistical Office, H.M.S.O.).

Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, as a means of improving savings in gilt edged, improving their price and combating inflation, he will encourage long-term savings by seeking to provide that no capital gains tax will be payable on gains made in gilt edged securities if invest- ments are made now and left for five years.

Mr. Taverne

No.

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