§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that petrol tax increases announced on 22nd November were illegally charged to motorists on old and existing stocks of petrol still in the reserve tanks of these garages; and what steps he proposes to take to ensure that retailers do not charge as taxes to motorists moneys which are not passed on to the Treasury.
§ Mr. TaverneIt would not have been practicable to control the price of stocks of petrol duty paid at the old rate, on the418W lines that my hon. Friend seems to have in mind.