§ 88. Mr. Channonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will permit the recovery in the next 12 months of Selective Employment Tax in respect of men employed on fixed price building and construction contracts signed before the Budget.
§ Mr. DiamondI am considering this and other related issues.
§ Mr. Wingfield Digbyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what practical difficulties there are to extending the concession on the Selective Employment Tax for agriculture to include forestry, in view of its direct contribution to the saving of foreign currency.
§ Mr. DiamondMy right hon. Friend is still examining the practical and other considerations.
§ Sir Knox Cunninghamasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will take steps to find out from registered charities or by other means the sums which they estimate will become due in a full year for payment under the Selective Employment Tax in respect of their employees.
§ Mr. CallaghanThe National Council for Social Services tell me that they have 31W consulted some 300 charities, including the majority of the larger organisations, and it appears that the total effect on the finances of these charities might be of the order of £2 million per annum.