§ 60. Mr. Boyd-Carpenterasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what he estimates would be the loss to the revenue if the employment of retirement pensioners were exempted from the Selective Employment Tax; and what would be the loss resulting from the exemption of the employment of persons on the disabled persons register.
§ Mr. DiamondPrecise figures are not available. However, it is estimated that in a full year the loss to the revenue would be of the order of £10 million in each case.