§ Mr. E. Rowlandsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the cost of operating the surtax assessment department at Thames Ditton and the tax collection department at Worthing.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsThe total cost of the Surtax Office (based on staff in post on 1st October, including those working on the special charge and foreign dividends) is estimate at £3.8 million. Tax collection is only one of several functions of the Inland Revenue offices at Worthing. No separate figure is available of the cost of the collection work.