§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the cost of collecting income tax during the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe cost of collecting taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 1974–75 was £238.5 million. It is not possible to show the cost of collection of each of the separate taxes because much of the work is carried out for the purpose of more than one tax.