First Schedule. — (Amendments of Purchase Tax Rates.)

Part of Orders of the Day — Finance Bill – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 23 Tachwedd 1955.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of Mr Emanuel Shinwell Mr Emanuel Shinwell , Easington 12:00, 23 Tachwedd 1955

Numerous suggestions are being conveyed to me from my hon. Friends, and I am at a loss which one to use. Now that the Chancellor is here perhaps I may briefly repeat the point which I put to the Financial Secretary. The Chancellor wants £75 million, and he is seeking to reduce inflation. He looks around and says, "Where shall I get the £75 million?" He imposes a tax on pot scourers. He might have imposed a tax on some of the pot boilers which we receive from the United States in the form of films.