§ 76. Mr. James Davidsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total amount of Purchase Tax collected in the last complete year in respect of goods produced by individual craftsmen; and what is his estimate of the cost of collecting that tax from the producers concerned.
§ Mr. Harold LeverI regret that the information requested is not available.
§ 86. Mr. James Davidsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will consider methods of registering approved craftsmen and individual producers to enable their products to be exempted from Purchase Tax.
§ Mr. Harold LeverNo. Any special concession would give rise to anomalies and to justifiable complaints from manufacturers of similar taxed goods.