§ 54. Colonel Ponsonbyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that the Inland Revenue Department is threatening ex-Service men with legal proceedings in respect of arrears of Income Tax for 1942, hitherto unassessed, and that immediate payment is demanded in full; and if he will take immediate steps to prevent the continuance of this hardship.
§ Mr. Glenvil HallIt is not the practice to require immediate payment in full except where the arrears cannot conveniently be recovered under P.A.Y.E. and 135W it is clear that the taxpayer is able to pay. The collector will always consider sympathetically proposals for payment by instalments. If the hon. and gallant Member will send me particulars of any case he has in mind I will have it looked into.