§ Lieut.-Colonel SPENDER-CLAYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the total number of officials employed in collecting taxes at the present time and the number so employed three years ago, and also give the figures for the same periods for the expenditure on salaries, cost of offices, and stationery in connection with the collection of taxes?
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§ Major ELLIOTThe numbers of the officials employed in the Departments of Customs and Excise and Inland Revenue on 1st April, 1929, and 1932, respectively, and the amounts of their annual remuneration were:
Customs and Excise: 1929. 1932. Numbers 12,065 12,590 Remuneration £4,262,400 £4,624,000 Inland Revenue: Number 21,692 23,671 Remuneration £6,110,615 £6,788,335 The cost of office accommodation was: Customs and Excise £157,885 £225,060 Inland Revenue £450,175 £607,250 and the cost of Stationery Office services: Customs and Excise £35,000 £50,000 Inland Revenue £110,000 £166,000 The above officials are employed to some extent on non-revenue work, but it is not possible to apportion accurately numbers or cost between revenue and non-revenue functions.