SECURITY TAX

Grey River Argus, 31 July 1940, Page 9

SECURITY TAX

— OVERSEAS MEN NOT TO PAY WELLINGTON, July 29. Whether or not members of the New Zealand forces serving abroad are liable for the national security tax of Is in the £ in respect of a proportion of income other than salary or wages received last year on which social security tax has already been naid it is considered unlikely that demands for the tax will be sent to them No official statement was made in reply to inquiries to-day; but the view was expressed that the Taxation Department would scarcely chase the men serving abroad” for a tax imposed since their departure Liability for national security tax was stated to be on exactly the same basis as liability for social security tax; but official sources were unwilling to answer a direct question as to whether or not men serving abroad would be expected to pay. It was suggested that* the question was receiving consideration.