§ Mr. Onslowasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what estimate he has formed of the additional cost to ratepayers in the county of Surrey of the Selective Employment Tax.
§ Mr. SkeffingtonSelective Employment Tax paid by local authorities in respect of their own employees is refunded except for staff engaged on works of new construction; the tax paid in respect of this latter group has a negligible effect on revenue expenditure. Any effects of the tax on local authority revenue expendi-40W ture on goods and services cannot be separately identified, but in common with other such expenditure rank for appropriate Exchequer grants.