BRIAND’S RESPITE

Feilding Star, Volume 3, Issue 554, 31 December 1925, Page 5

BRIAND’S RESPITE

DISHING THE RADICALS BIG FIGURES IN TAXATION By Telegraph—Press Ass.—Copyright (Aust. and N.Z. Cable). (Received December 31, 8.33 a.in.) Baris, December 30. Premier Briand’s plucky threat to form a Right Wing . Ministry if Live Radical Socialists in his Cabinet continued their opposition to -VI. Doumer’s plans' has been temporarily successful. The dissentient Ministers have withdrawn their objections on M. Doumer offering lo withdraw his proposal for a. double turnover tax.

lie will substitute instead an extraordinary, but temporary tax upon gross takings. This will bring in 3800 million franes, which is mooli about the same as the turnover tax would have returned. ) Verbal "changes have enabled the dissentients* to save their faces.

M. Doumer’s Jiiianeial plans will bring in increased taxation totalling 881)') million Irnnes.

M. Briand’s respite lasts at least until January 12, when the Parliamentary discussion on the Budget begins.