HC Deb 18 November 1966 vol 736 cc206-7W
Mr. MacArthur

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what is his latest estimate of the effect on the net revenue of the Selective Employment Tax if it was not applied to areas covered by the Highland Development Board;

(2) what was the basis of the broad estimate of £2 million, which was confirmed on 23rd June, as the net cost of the Selective Employment Tax in the Highlands of Scotland; and what revision he has since made in that estimate.

Mr. Diamond

The estimate was based on employment figures for the Highlands and Islands prepared for Cmnd. 2864. It was a broad approximation. No further estimate has been made.