Orders of the Day — New Clause. — (Exemption from tax of training expenses allowances and bounties to members of reserve and auxiliary forces.)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 9 July 1947.

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Photo of Hon. Oliver Stanley Hon. Oliver Stanley , Bristol West 12:00, 9 July 1947

I should like to thank the Chancellor of the Exchequer for having met in this Clause the desires that were expressed on all sides of the House during the Committee stage of the Bill. We all recognise the reasons which have enabled the Chancellor of the Exchequer to distinguish these particular cases from other cases which are held to be part of a man's income and, therefore, subject to tax. The time may come when we shall press more concessions upon the Chancellor, but we shall not base those claims upon the way in which he has met our requests tonight. I should like to congratulate him on something else. This is the only Clause that we have reached so far, and the only Clause we shall reach for a long time in the future, which is both short and intelligable.