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Companies' Capital Duty.

Oral Answers to Questions — National Finance. – in the House of Commons at on 14 March 1929.

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Photo of Sir John Power Sir John Power , Wimbledon

41.

asked the Chancellor of the exchequer the receipts from companies' capital duty to date this year and the corresponding figure for last year?

Mr. SAMUEL:

The net receipt of companies' capital duty in the 11 months ended 28th February, 1929, was approximately £4,000,000; the corresponding receipt a year ago was about £2,735,000.

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