CANADIAN BUDGET
■ ADOPTED BY HOUSE OF COMMONS. (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN . NEW ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION.) OTTAWA, 24th May. The Canadian House o£ Commons, Ijy 114 votes to 106, adopted the Government's Budget proposals. The Progressives' anti-protectionist amendment was defeated. The changes in the sales tax will take effect on Ist January, 1924. The sales tax on ' beverages and confections will take effect on Ist June.
The Minister of Finance, Mr. Feilding, in his closing speech of the debate, reiterated hie faith in reciprocity -with the United States.
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 124, 26 May 1923, Page 7
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87CANADIAN BUDGET Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 124, 26 May 1923, Page 7
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