§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total cost to public funds of preparing, printing and distributing the document entitled "Capital Gains Tax—Development Gains from Land and First Letting Charge"; how many copies were distributed; and why no charge was made for this publication.
§ Mr. Denzil Daviespursuant to his reply [Official Report, 13th October 1975], gave the following information:
The total cost of preparing, printing and distributing this document was approximately £8,200. 100,000 copies were made available for distribution through the offices of the local inspectors of taxes. It is not the practice of the Inland Revenue to charge for any of the booklets which it publishes for general information purposes.