§ Mr. OAKLEYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the yield of the Betting Duty for June, 1928; and what was the yield of the Betting Duty for the first three months in 1928 and the corresponding yield for the first three months in 1927?
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§ Mr. CHURCHILLThe approximate amount derived from betting taxation in June, 1928, was £319,700. The amounts derived therefrom in the first three months of the current financial year and the corresponding period of the last financial year were £811,800 and £901,200 respectively.
§ Mr. OAKLEYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the number of prosecutions for irregularities since the introduction of the Betting Duty?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLThe total number of prosecutions instituted by the Customs and Excise Department up to 30th June for evasion of Betting Duty or failure to take out a bookmaker's certificate was 1,733.