§ Mr. Scott-Hopkinsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many retailers of soft furnishing in the United Kingdom will be required to register for the purpose of purchase tax collection under Schedule 6 to the Finance Bill, 1969; and what is the estimated additional cost of such purchase tax collection.
§ Mr. Harold LeverThe information requested in the first part of the Question is not yet available. As regards the second part, the collection of this tax is carried out by Purchase Tax staff as part of their normal duties and no separate estimate of cost can be given; but it should not be out of line with that for other areas of the Purchase Tax.