§ 55. Brigadier Raynerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in the interests of national cleanliness, he will abolish or reduce the Purchase Tax of 66⅔ per cent. on dish cloths.
§ Sir S. Cripps:There are practical difficulties as I explained at the Committee stage of the 1948 Finance Bill. But I will consider the matter again when the tax is next under review.