Development Land Tax (Hansard, 6 February 1978)

HC Deb 06 February 1978 vol 943 c416W 416W

§ Mr. Michael Latham
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will bring up to date the table regarding development land tax contained in the Minister of State's reply to the hon. Member for Melton, Official Report, 22nd November 1977, column 710.

§ Mr. Denzil Davies
The position at 27th January 1978 is as follows:

Number of disposals notified to the Development Land Tax Office 8,000

Number of assessments 909

Ratio of assessments to staff in post 6:1

Assessed tax £m16.1

Assessed tax paid £m10.1

The number of disposals notified is of those directly notified to the Development Land Tax Office.
The total amount of tax paid, including payments in advance of assessment and interest, less repayments, is £15.1 million.

Number of disposals notified to the Development Land Tax Office	8,000
Number of assessments	909
Ratio of assessments to staff in post	6:1
Assessed tax	£m16.1
Assessed tax paid	£m10.1