Oral Answers to Questions — National Finance – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 27 June 1950.
Miss Ward:
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the fact that post-war credits have been compulsorily cancelled in respect of arrears of Income Tax of Service personnel on discharge, he will permit arrears of tax to be cancelled by post-war credits in all cases.
I have no privilege.
But did not this machinery operate during the financial year 1945–46? What is the administrative difficulty to it being extended to cover difficult cases?
That was as a very special arrangement which was made to clear up administrative difficulties which had arisen in dealing with these cases.