§ Mr. Higginsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people are employed in the Inland Revenue in connection with the collection of Pay As You Earn income tax, Schedule 12 income tax. 603W income tax other than these two groups, surtax, capital gains tax and corporation tax, respectively; and what is the cost of collecting each of the taxes in the last year for which information is available.
§ Mr. Harold LeverI would refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave the hon. Member for New Forest (Mr. Patrick McNair-Wilson) on 17th July and the hon. Member for St. Ives (Mr. Nott) on 24th July.
§ Mr. Higginsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people are employed in the Inland Revenue on valuation for capital gains tax purposes; and what is the cost of valuation in the last year for which information is available.
§ Mr. Harold LeverThe staff so employed do other work as well and no reliable estimate of staff numbers or cost is available for this particular activity.