Oral Answers to Questions — National Finance – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 25 Tachwedd 1958.
Mr John Barter
, Ealing North
12:00,
25 Tachwedd 1958
asked the Chancellor of the exchequer what is his estimate of the number of claims received in each of the last ten years from owner-occupiers of residential property for relief from Income Tax, Schedule A, in respect of the cost of maintaining their premises, and the number in each year which have resulted in some relief being given.
Mr Derick Heathcoat-Amory
, Tiverton
About 250,000 maintenance claims were made by owner-occupiers of residential property in 1953–54, nearly all of which resulted in some relief being given. There is insufficient information on which to base estimates for other years.
Mr John Barter
, Ealing North
Does my right hon. Friend agree that this is a very small proportion of the owner-occupiers who spend money on the maintenance of their properties? Can he say to what extent his Department draws attention to their entitlement to make claims?
Mr John Barter
, Ealing North
Is my right hon. Friend aware that in a previous anwer he informed me that it represented approximately one-twelfth of those residential owner-occupiers who can make claims? Will he give further attention to the need for giving publicity to the entitlement of owner-occupiers?
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