Annuities (Taxation) 68. Mr. G. Williams asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will recommend that the Royal Commission on the Taxation of Profits and Income should consider the case of taxation on annuities. Mr. R. A. Butler This matter is being considered in the first instance by the Committee on the Taxation Treatment of Provisions for Retirement, under the Chairmanship of Mr. Millard Tucker, Q.C.