PETROL PRICES
COMPANIES ASKED TO EXPLAIN Prats Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, March 7. (Received March 8, at 1 p.m.) In the House of Commons, in reply, to a series of questions, Mr Baldwin said the rise of 2jd in the price of petrol, which, in addition to last year’s petrol tax of Id, was the cause of considerable discussion, announced that the Government had asked the petrol companies to explain the inciea B:. This in no way prejudged the question as to whether or not the increase was jnslilicd. He would consider the question of action against the companies if the explanation was not satisfactory.—Australian Press Association.
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Evening Star, Issue 20119, 8 March 1929, Page 11
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106PETROL PRICES Evening Star, Issue 20119, 8 March 1929, Page 11
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