§ Mr. Michael Marshallasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the receipts from VAT on cesspit sewage disposal in the forthcoming financial year.
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§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe information is:
spirits shown separately for each of the years 1911–12, 1931–32, 1961–62, 1971–72 and for 1974–75.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe information is:
§ Mr. Robert SheldonI regret this information is not available. The amount of revenue is likely to be small.
§ Mr. Cormackasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the total VAT receipts during the last financial year from (a) the sale of antiques and works of art and (b) the sale of the works of living artists.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonI am afraid the information is not available, but net receipts of VAT paid by antique dealers, secondhand furniture shops, picture framers and coin and stamp dealers, who are classified together for VAT, were about £4 million, and by artists, sculptors, designers, writers, free-lance journalists and composers was also about £4 million.