THE BRITISH FINANCE BILL.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 174, 21 July 1909, Page 5

THE BRITISH FINANCE BILL.

EXEMPTIONS FROM INCREMENT DUTY.

1 [PRESS ASSOCXA'CION.O (Received. July 21, 8:30:a:m.)

LONDOH, . Jdly .20.

'Clause 6 of the Finance ;Bill was rcarried in the House of Commons, ivlr XDloyd-George promising that a very (considerable number of cbaiiita'ble iiijstitutions arid public organisations .'Should be safeguarded agaan^t increiment duty when Clause 4S -was disfcussed. He announced that agricultturdl 'land would be exenif/tteS 'from ithetax of ten per cent.' accruing to Ithe lessor upon the determimatbion df tfibe 'lease. . • '■■■■