Entertainments Duty, Scotland (Cinemas)

HC Deb 23 March 1953 vol 513 c58W

Mr. Bence

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the receipts from cinema entertainment tax in Scotland for the years 1950, 1951 and 1952, respectively.

Mr. Boyd-Carpenter

Apart from small receipts from Entertainments Duty stamps sold through post offices, which cannot be specifically classified, the amounts were as follows:

				£
1950	…	…	…	3,933,258
1951	…	…	…	3,903,910
1952	…	…	…	4,046,217