§ Mr. Wellbelovedasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the increase in the price of a pint of beer sold in licensed premises as a result of a reduction in profitability arising from a further tax being imposed on the licensed trade by the introduction of an ad-valorem tax on the takings from fruit machines operated in public houses.
§ Mr. Bruce-Gardyne[pursuant to his reply, 10 December 1981, c. 479]: Consultations on an ad-valorem gaming machines licence duty have not yet been concluded. It would be premature to attempt to forecast the implications of a hypothetical outcome of these consultations.