So, we cannot, at present, with the numbers we have, tell whether the surge in tax collection was because the 50 p rate increased the amount peoplepaid: or whether we saw a one time only surge as people paid themselves tonnes of cash to beat the rate.
He asked for additional time to get the troop surge going, and now that the interim report came out, he's asking for additional time until September for people to fully evaluate the effectiveness of the troop surge.