§ Mr. Wingfield Digbyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether in his consideration of a turnover tax he will take into account the fact that all ships are exempt from such taxes in France, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden, and make similar provision for British ships.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsShips are already exempt from Purchase Tax, which is the British counterpart of the Continental turnover taxes.
§ Mr. Palmerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to substitute for the Selective Employment Tax and the Purchase Tax an appropriate form of Turnover Tax.
§ Mr. Harold LeverIdeas for reform of taxation are many and are, of course, examined. Any change would be a Budgetary matter, and I cannot comment now.