§ Mr. MAURICE HEALYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the estimate given in paragraph 34 of the Primrose Committee on Irish Finance, that the expenditure for Ireland for the year 1911–12 would exceed its revenue by more than a million and a half was founded on evidence or information furnished by the Treasury; and what the explanation is of the error in the figure mentioned?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEI have no information—beyond that given by the Committee in their Report—as to the basis on which they arrived at this particular estimate.
§ Mr. MAURICE HEALYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the sources from which the £364,500 increase of true revenue from Ireland in the year 1911–12, as compared with the year 1908–9, alleged not to be derived from the new and additional taxation imposed by the Finance (1909–10) Act, 1910, are drawn, giving particulars of each?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEThe following are the approximate figures, as far as they can be estimated:—
Under the head of Customs and Excise the principal changes are spirits (decrease), £115,000; tobacco (increase), £205,000; beer (increase), £50,000. Under the head of Inland Revenue the changes are—Estates Duties (decrease), £15,000; Stamps (increase), £10,000; Income Tax (increase). £90,000.
£ Post Office (increase) 135,000 Customs and Excise (increase) 150,000 Inland Revenue (increase) 85,000 Miscellaneous Revenue (decrease) 10,000