§ Lord Brockwayasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will instruct the Inland Revenue officials to reverse their decisions to end the longstanding arrangement under which self-employed freelance journalists have been taxed under Schedule D and instead to require newspaper managements to place them on PAYE, in view of the serious effect this will have on the employment of such journalists.
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§ The Secretary of State for Trade (Lord Cockfield)Whether a journalist is taxable under Schedule D or PAYE depends on the facts. An appeal procedure exists for any person who disputes the application of PAYE to his earnings.