Religious Objects (Customs and Excise)

HC Deb 07 March 1967 vol 742 c238W

Mr. Dempsey

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will seek to exempt from Customs and Excise duty religious objects used exclusively in connection with religious worship.

Mr. MacDermot

No. I am afraid that, other considerations apart, it would not be practicable to base an exemption upon the subsequent use of the goods.