Oral Answers to Questions — National Finance – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 4 February 1947.
Mr Robert Young
, Newton
12:00,
4 February 1947
asked the Chancellor of the exchequer whether he will consider the position of those receiving an allowance for maintenance of dependent relatives in view of the increase of pensions given to widows to 26s. per week so that the full relief of £50 will not be impaired.
Mr John Haire
, Wycombe
asked the Chancellor of the exchequer (1) whether he will exempt all craft used for pleasure purposes, such as dinghies and canoes, from Purchase Tax;
(2) whether, in view of the fact that caravans are now exempt from Purchase Tax, he will extend such exemption to other camping equipment.
Colonel Sir Alan Gomme-Duncan
, Perth
asked the Chancellor of the exchequer if he will now remove or reduce the rate of Purchase Tax on damask goods in order to bring them into line with recent adjustments for utility goods of a similar kind.
Mr Hugh Dalton
, Bishop Auckland
My hon. Friends will not expect me to anticipate my Budget Statement.
The chancellor of the exchequer is the government's chief financial minister and as such is responsible for raising government revenue through taxation or borrowing and for controlling overall government spending.
The chancellor's plans for the economy are delivered to the House of Commons every year in the Budget speech.
The chancellor is the most senior figure at the Treasury, even though the prime minister holds an additional title of 'First Lord of the Treasury'. He normally resides at Number 11 Downing Street.
