§ Mr. Moateasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in view of the mounting burden of rail fares, if he will study the possibility of allowing expenses incurred for travelling to and from one's place of work to be borne by employers as a deductible expense, without assessment on the employee, with a view to encouraging the dispersal of offices from London.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinI am afraid that I could not entertain this suggestion.
§ Mr. Moateasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the estimated cost of allowing travel expenses to and from one's regular place of work as an allowance against earnings for income tax purposes.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinNo reliable estimate is possible; but the cost would be likely to be some hundreds of millions of pounds.