§ Mr. Derek Pageasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the cost to the Treasury in the collection of selective employment tax from local authorities ; what is the cost of repayment ; what estimate he has made of the cost in administration of payment and recovery of selective employment tax by the local authorities ; and what proportion these costs represent in relation to the tax.
§ Mr. William RodgersThe cost of repaying S.E.T. to local authorities is of the order of £10,000 a year, which is negligible in relation to the amounts involved. No estimates are available of the costs of collection or the costs to local authorities.