§ 107. Mr. Higgsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will now make a statement about the effect on liability to particular rates of Purchase Tax of the addition to certain articles of Coronation emblems.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterYes. A Treasury Order is being laid today which will, with certain exceptions, prevent goods from becoming chargeable with Purchase Tax, or from becoming chargeable with Purchase Tax at a higher rate, solely because they consist of, incorporate, or bear, certain emblems of the Coronation.92W reduction of 5,326 (some 28 per cent.) in the total number of officials having powers of entry, and of 3,003 (some 50 per cent.) in the number with power to enter private houses exclusively used as such.
The following is the current list:
This Order will come into operation on 15th December, 1952, and expire on 30th September, 1953.