§ Mr. Raisonasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection what is the best estimate she can make of the percentage increase in prices —overall, domestic and commercial— which would result in each of the nationalised industries if they achieved a surplus in 1975 of (a) 2 per cent. of turnover and (b) 10 per cent of net assets.
§ Mr. MaclennanFigures relating to nationalised industries are normally provided for their accounting years. It would be misleading to provide any firm
134Wincludes a sum of £112,000 in respect of the costs of operating the gift tokens scheme. The direct operating costs of the national savings stamp scheme are therefore £8.86 million made up as follows:—
figures for the next accounting year because future movements of labour and materials costs cannot be foreseen at the present time.