HC Deb 18 November 1958 vol 595 cc120-1W
69. Mr. Lewis

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that persons who attend greyhound racing feel 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. Amory

I note what the hon. Member says, but I cannot anticipate my Budget.

Mr. Lewis

asked 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. Amory

Yes. 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.