CONSUMERS OF PETROL
■+■ — PEOTEST AGAINST TAX (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, 3rd November _ Representatives of trades interested in the proposed petrol tax of 4d a gallon met at the invitation of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce to formulate a united complaint. Among the interests represented were the dairy industry, the Motor Trade Association, the ■ Carrier*' Association, the Auckland Eleetrie ,CchS tw omnibus services ' ™* thA r^?i" tio? as carridd objecting to the additional burden of a 4d tax and suggesting that opposition would not be rawed to a reasonable rate provided rnf/TTtw 218 t nthely de^d ™?/,? d that Bubstan«al relief was provided in respect to other taxes. The meeting added its opinion that in view of the expense and difficulty with claims for petrol exemptions a tire tax was a preferable source of revenue The executive of the Chamber of Commerce will meet in the morning ?o consider the position as indicated by large consumers of petrol. y
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Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 110, 5 November 1927, Page 23
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156CONSUMERS OF PETROL Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 110, 5 November 1927, Page 23
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