§ Mr. Kellyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, when methyl alcohol, produced from coal, is used for admixture with petrol, it is subjected to tax?
§ Sir J. SimonI would refer to the answer given on the 6th December to my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Accrington (Major Procter).
§ Mr. Kellyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can state the reasons for continuing the allowance of 5d. per proof gallon on the production of power alcohol from imported molasses; and whether any similar allowances are paid on the home production of petrol from imported crude oil?
§ Sir J. SimonThe allowance in respect of power and industrial methylated spirits and of spirits used duty-free in arts and manufactures is paid because of the restrictions which in the interests of the Revenue the Excise law places upon distillers. The answer to the second part of the question is in the negative.