HC Deb 08 February 1955 vol 536 cc194-6W
Wing Commander Bullus

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount of licence fees received from bookmakers on greyhound and horse racecourses during 1954.

Mr. H. Brooke

The amount received in licence duty from bookmakers on greyhound racecourses in 1954, was £1,691,934. Bookmakers on horse racecourses are not liable to this duty.

Mr. Lewis

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the revenue obtained each month by his Department from the 10 per cent. Pool Betting Duty on greyhound racing totalisators during the years 1951, 1952, 1953, and 1954, and for the months of October, November, and December, in each year.

— 1951 1952 1953 1954
£ £ £ £
January … … … 406,318 489,884 431,971 358,264
February … … … 437,975 406,143 388,497 330,321
March … … … 534,240 478,003 445,212 450,544
April … … … 546,809 539,896 576,243 535,370
May … … … 694,858 619,237 531,780 475,161
June … … … 586,402 598,626 550,667 576,407
July … … … 634,082 725,448 666,819 614,257
August … … … 750,945 651,950 599,981 598,350
September … … … 546,209 545,089 541,981 562,294
October … … … 564,243 575,791 527,144 460,207
November … … … 517,462 440,014 425,272 419,708
December … … … 445,806 401,188 483,983 412,652
6,665,349 6,471,269 6,169,550 5,793,535

Wing Commander Bullus

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the revenue obtained each month by his Department from Pool Betting Duty on football pools during 1951, 1952, 1953, and 1954.

— 1951 1952 1953 1954
£ £ £ £
January … … … 1,712,464 1,798,750 2,302,953 2,401,943
February … … … 1,804,278 2,237,532 2,140,996 2,290,617
March … … … 2,148,413 1,995,164 2,218,357 2,496,651
April … … … 1,710,761 2,108,835 2,252,858 2,533,819
May … … … 1,396,398 1,556,803 1,431,265 1,136,310
June … … … 382,472 411,477 446,503 548,952
July … … … 220,512 349,815 405,423 506,151
August … … … 242,344 335,320 359,800 265,390
September … … … 1,486,927 1,588,742 1,853,120 1,990,045
October … … … 1,980,707 2,638,925 2,653,214 2,724,423
November … … … 2,188,999 2,276,785 2,374,357 2,430,596
December … … … 1,944,117 2,474,494 2,639,291 2,981,623
17,218,392 19,772,642 21,078,137 22,306,520

Mr. Pitman

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the figures of the receipts, for the year ended 31st December, 1954, from tax on football pools, tax on greyhound racing, and tax on bookmakers.

Mr. H. Brooke

The receipts from these duties in the year ending 31st December, 1954, were:

£
From the duty on football and similar pools 22,306,520
From the duty on greyhound totalisators 5,793,535
From the bookmakers' licence duty 1,691,934

Mr. H. Brooke

The monthly receipts of Pool Betting Duty from greyhound race-track totalisators during the years 1951 to 1954 were:

Mr. H. Brooke

The monthly receipts of Pool Betting Duty charged on football and similar pools during the years 1951 to 1954, were: