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Income Tax (Allowances)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — National Finance – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 24 February 1959.

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Photo of Mr Konni Zilliacus Mr Konni Zilliacus , Manchester, Gorton 12:00, 24 February 1959

While appreciating that the Chancellor cannot anticipate his Budget Statement, may I ask him if it is not a fact that the sandwich course is a new thing to encourage the development of technicians? Would he look at the question of giving further financial inducements and encouragement to increase the incentive to take these courses?

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