§ 69. Mr. Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that persons who attend greyhound racing feel 121W that the 10 per cent. Pool Betting Duty on totalisators on greyhound tracks is unfair and discriminatory; and whether he will take the necessary action in his next Budget to remove this anomaly.
§ Mr. Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in HANSARD a table of figures giving the revenue received by his Department from the 10 per cent. Pool Betting Duty on totalisators at greyhound and horse-racing tracks, respectively, for each of the months from January, 1958, until the latest convenient stated date.
Mr. AmoryYes. Monthly receipts of Pool Betting Duty charged at 10 per cent. on bets with greyhound racetrack totalisators from January to September, 1958, inclusive, were as follows:—
£ January 439,540 February 369,979 March 394,432 April 511,847 May 545,707 June 530,007 July 666,317 August 610,268 September 521,845 Bets made with totalisators operated on horse race-courses under the authority of the Racecourse Betting Control Board are not liable to pool betting duty.