HC Deb 22 February 1972 vol 831 c265W
86. Mr. Warren

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what advice from sources outside his Department he has received on the ability of a single computer centre to handle the total national flow of paperwork for value-added tax.

Mr. Higgins

Advice has been received from a number of other Government Departments with considerable experience in handling total national flows, from the Civil Service Department Computers Division and from Operational Research consultants.

87. Mr. Warren

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to what extent information on the proposed value-added tax being given to professional and trade associations exceeds that given in the Green Paper.

Mr. Higgins

Many ideas and possibilities have been discussed with professional and trade bodies in the process of consultation on the basis of the Green Paper, but information about decisions on the proposed value-added tax legislation must await the forthcoming Budget Statement.