§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many of the sector working parties mentioned the special allowances for United Kingdom personnel who spend a considerable time overseas selling British products, as presenting a problem; and if he proposes to take action to remedy this difficulty.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonTwo sector working parties mentioned in their December reports the desirability, in order to encourage export sales, of the introduc522W his estimate of the current cost of tax collection compared with five, 10 and 20 years ago.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonAlthough the bulk of direct collection work on the taxes on income and capital gains falls to the staff of the local collection offices, most Inland Revenue staff—apart from some of those employed on central administration and in the valuation offices —are involved to a greater or lesser extent in various aspects of the collection processes for these and the other taxes administered by the Inland Revenue. The relevant figures for the years mentioned are given in the table, together with the overall cost of collection of all the Inland Revenue taxes, expressed both in money terms and as a proportion of the net yield.
tion of tax allowances or reliefs for United Kingdom company personnel who spend time overseas in pursuit of exports. The Inland Revenue issued in December a consultative document containing proposals for changes in the rules governing the tax treatment of employees living in the United Kingdom and working abroad. This document invited the views of interested bodies on the proposals. My right hon. Friend will be considering the responses made to this document before deciding what changes should be made.