§ 29. Mr. Eadieasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total cost to the Inland Revenue arising out of legal actions involved in settling matters pertaining to rating and valuation annually from 1960 to the nearest available date.
§ Mr. TaverneInformation about the total cost to the Inland Revenue is not available. With permission, I shall circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT the annual figures of costs paid and recovered by the Inland Revenue in appeals against valuations, in accordance with the award of the Lands Tribunal or the courts.
Following is the information
COSTS PAID AND COSTS RECOVERED BY THE INLAND REVENUE IN RESPECT OF APPEALS AGAINST RATING VALUATIONS Year Costs paid £ Costs recovered £ 1960 … … … 20,584 22,873 1961 … … … 13,981 11,414 1962 … … … 18,197 5,569 1963 … … … 3,623 4,996 1964 … … … 5,565 43,147 1965 … … … 4,366 23,174 1966 … … … 20,260 3,633 1967 … … … 23,499 4,112 1968 … … … 18,924 3,320 1969 … … … 9,578 8,506