§ Mr. Youngerasked the Chancellor of of the Exchequer (1) what is his estimate of the total net cost in a full year of selective employment tax after application of the increases contained in the 1969 Budget, on the service industries, the building and construction industries, and the agricultural industries, respectively, in Scotland;
(2) what is his latest estimate of the total amount paid in Scotland in a full year in regional employment premiums;
(3) what is his latest estimate of the total amount of selective employment tax premium payments in a full year in Scotland, after implementing the increases announced in the 1969 Budget;
(4) what is his latest estimate of the total amount of selective employment tax refunds, excluding premiums, in a full year in Scotland after implementing the increases announced in the 1969 Budget;
(5) what is his latest estimate of the gross yield of selective employment tax in a full year in Scotland after implementing 242W the increases announced in the 1969 Budget.
§ Mr. TaverneThe latest estimates are set out below:
Full year after 1969 Budget changes £ million Scotland Gross yield of S.E.T. 189 Refunds of S.E.T. 131 Cost to building and construction 23 Cost to other tax-bearing industries* 35 Additional element in S.E.T. premium payments† 10 Regional Employment Premium payments 40 * Apart from construction the main indusstries which bear the tax are the distributive trades, miscellaneous services, insurance and banking, and certain professional and scientific services. Agricultural employers are generally entitled to refund of the tax. † Additional payments made to manufacturers over and above refund of the tax.