§ 96. Mr. Nabarroasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the increased cost annually per-centum and in public funds of Income Tax assessment and collection comparing 1946 with the present year, after adjustment for changed money values; and what is the number of tax assessments raised and met by Income Tax payers.
§ Sir E. BoyleThe Answer to the first part of the Question is not known because it is not possible to evaluate satisfactorily that part of the total Inland Revenue cost which relates to Income Tax assessment and collection. As for the second part, it is estimated that there were 14.0 million individuals chargeable with Income Tax in 1946–47 and 18.8 million in 1959–60.