Written question asked by Paul Marsden (Labour) on Wednesday, 2 December 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 December 1998. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 December 1998 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to harmonise the VAT exemption for proprietary and private golf clubs.

Answer: Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to harmonise the VAT exemption for proprietary and private golf clubs. [62605] Dawn Primarolo: The Government understand the problems of both types of golf club and have arranged for HM Customs and Excise to discuss these with the European Commission, in the light of the recent European Court of Justice ruling in Commission of the European Communities vs. the Kingdom of Spain (Case C-124/96, Judgment of the Court, Sixth Chamber, of 7 May 1998).

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