Selective Employment Tax

HC Deb 20 February 1967 vol 741 c194W

28. Mr. John Hall

asked the Minister of Labour what is the present estimate of the amount of Selective Employment Tax likely to be collected and later refunded without premium in the first full 12 months and what is the estimated cost of collecting and repaying this amount.

Mr. Hattersley

In the private sector £68 million in a full year. The cost of collection in the refund sector cannot be separately identified. The cost of repayment will be about £375,000.

29. Mr. Blenkinsop

asked the Minister of Labour whether he will make a statement on the effect so far of the Selective Employment Tax on the employment of part-time staff in the service trades.

Mr. Hattersley

It is not possible, so soon after the inception of the tax, to make a precise distinction between the effects of S.E.T. and the results of other items of Government economic policy.