§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many extra tax inspectors will be required if the Finance Bill becomes law.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonAbout half a dozen; but the overall effect of the measures proposed in the Finance Bill, together with the conditional tax reliefs and the administrative changes outlined by my right hon. Friend in his Budget speech, will be a net saving of around 1,300 staff in tax and collection offices by the end of this tax year, and of about 2,200 in the following year. Further savings will result in due course from the new system of relief for life assurance premiums.