Purchase Tax

HC Deb 19 March 1959 vol 602 c54W

33. Mrs. Hill

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many persons were employed in his Department, dealing with all aspects of Purchase Tax, in 1955 and each year since.

Mr. Erroll

The number of staff in the Customs and Excise Department employed whole-time on Purchase Tax work was:

1955	…	…	…	…	864
1956	…	…	…	…	834
1957	…	…	…	…	820
1958	…	…	…	…	811