§ Mr. JAMES MASONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state at what date the new brewers' licence duty will become payable; and if the whole of the duty will be payable upon the specified date?
§ Mr. LLOYD-GEORGEThe new duty will come into force on 1st October, 1909. It is proposed that the licence shall be granted not for a full year but for nine months, to expire on 30th June, 1910. The duty, therefore, will be proportionately reduced.
§ Mr. JAMES MASONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if the new brewers' licence duty of 12s. per 50 barrels will be calculated upon the output of the brewery during the 12 months prior to the payment of the duty?
§ Mr. LLOYD-GEORGEThe answer is in the affirmative.
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§ Mr. JAMES MASONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if the proposed brewers' licence duty of 12s. per 50 barrels will be calculated upon the actual number of barrels or upon Excise barrels as calculated for beer duty at a standard gravity of 1,055 degrees?
§ Mr. LLOYD-GEORGEThe duty will be calculated upon the number of bulk barrels brewed.