§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that the civil servants and commissioners in the service of the European Economic 82W Community receive their salaries tax free; to what extent British civil servants, Ministers and others, on taking up appointments with the European Economic Community if Great Britain joins the Common Market, will be entitled to receive their salaries tax free; and whether this practice will be universally applied to all British civil servants and others performing similar work in Great Britain.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinNo. Members, officials and other servants of the Commission of the European Communities are subject to tax imposed by the Communities, on their salaries or other emoluments from the Communities. They are in consequence exempt from national taxes on such income. Their position in this respect is similar to that of the officials of the United Nations and the Specialised Agencies of the United Nations.
British civil servants and persons who become paid members, officials or servants of the Commission will similarly be subject to Community tax, and exempt from United Kingdom tax, on their emoluments from the Communities. Other British civil servants will continue to be liable to United Kingdom tax.