§ Mr. Parkasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what will be the estimated cost to the revenue in a full year of the 176W concessions for the benefit of small businesses.
§ Mr. Joel Barnett,pursuant to the reply given by the Minister of State [Official Report, 13th July 1978], gave the following information:
The cost in a full year of the measures which are expected to be particularly helpful for small businesses is about £230 million. The benefit going to small businesses will be somewhat less than this.