§ Mr. Radiceasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was paid in tax and how many were eligible to pay tax in the construction industry in 1976–77 in the categories of certified sub-contractors, uncertified sub-contractors and those assessed under Schedule E, respectively.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe only information available is as follows:
At 14th April 1977, certificates had been issued to 240,562 sub-contractors in the construction industry, but no record is kept centrally of the tax paid by the holders. The number of uncertificated sub-contractors and the amount of tax paid by them is not known, but the total deductions from payments made by the contractors in 1975–76 amounted to £17 million. The amount of Schedule E tax deducted from income from building and contracting in 1975–76 was £925 million.