§ Colonel Burtonasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he can state the number of hotels which are subject to the assessment for monopoly value and the amount of revenue accruing from this source; the number of hotels which are not assessed for monopoly value; and the approximate amount of revenue which would accrue if all hotels were placed on the same basis of taxation?
§ Captain CrookshankI am afraid that the aggregate numbers of hotels which are, or have been, or have never been, subject to a monopoly value charge could 1245W not be given without inquiries which would entail an undue amount of labour. As regards the revenue from this source, I would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to Table 122 in the annual report of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise. It is not possible to estimate the revenue which would result if all hotels were made subject to a monopoly value charge.