§ Mr. Rhys Daviesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the cost, on a percentage basis, of collecting Income Tax 994W in this country and the United States of America, respectively?
§ Sir J. SimonI regret that it is not feasible to separate the cost of collecting the Income Tax from that of collecting the other Inland Revenue duties, but the cost of collecting the total Inland Revenue in the year to 31st March last was 1.85 per cent. I have no information as to the comparable figure for the United States.