Selective Employment Tax (Hotels)

HC Deb 24 July 1968 vol 769 cc143-4W

Mr. Lawson

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why he has not provided for hotels in the area covered by the Strathaven Sub-Office of the Hamilton Employment Exchange to obtain refund of Selective Employment Tax from 2nd September, 1968.

Mr. Taverne

It had been my intention to move an Amendment to the Finance Bill at the Report stage which would have had this effect. But the Amendment, although tabled, was erroneously dropped from the Order Paper and was not therefore moved. I am however asking the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity to make extra-statutory refunds to qualifying hotels in the area covered by the Strathaven Sub-Office and I shall ask Parliament to authorise these refunds at the earliest convenient opportunity.