HC Deb 01 June 1943 vol 390 cc39-40W
Mr. A. Reed

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is prepared to remit the Purchase Tax in respect of wedding rings of the type prescribed in the Wedding Rings Order (S.R. and O., No. 654, of 1943), when the wedding ring is purchased by a member of His Majesty's Forces?

Sir K. Wood

No, Sir. It is an essential principle of the Purchase Tax that there should be no classes of consumers privileged to buy chargeable goods free of tax.