§ Mr. Sproatasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the total cost of running the value added tax tribunals, including all main constituent costs of any sort, such as expenditure on their own programmes, wages, rent, heating and lighting and maintenance, in the latest 12 months for which figures are available; and what are the projected costs for 1978–79.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe total cost for 1977–78 is estimated to have been £370,000 and the forecast for the 1978–79 total cost is £415,000.