§ 52. Mr. J. Edenasked the Secretary to the Treasury the annual cost of sending out the notices by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise in respect of Purchase Tax.
§ Mr. PowellThe cost of printing these notices last year was about £5,000. It is not possible to estimate the cost of distributing them since the work involved is done by the local staff of the Department as part of the general administration of the tax.
§ 53. Mr. J. Edenasked the Secretary to the Treasury why notices in respect of Purchase Tax sent out by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise are so complicated; and what proposals he has for simplifying or abolishing them.
§ Mr. PowellThey are inevitably complicated because of the many different subjects with which they have to deal. They are essential to the traders concerned who are responsible for charging the tax.