§ Mr. Hal Millerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has received any reports of a downturn in building and double glazing work following the extension of value added tax to building alterations.
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§ Mr. Hayhoe[pursuant to his reply, 9 July 1984,c. 420]: A number of letters have been received which have referred to customers not wishing to take up estimates for house extensions. However, most builders and double glazing firms have had more work in the period prior to 1 June. It was always expected that this surge of work brought forward to beat the deadline would be followed by a temporary downturn but it is much too soon to estimate how quickly a normal level of orders and output will be resumed.