THE TEA DUTY
■RJEVENUI! MUST BE FOUND
Australian and N.Z. Cable Association
(Received July 3, 9 15 p.m.)
LONDON, July 12: In Cprpmiitee on the Finance Bill Mr Lough moved a reduction of the tea duty froni one shilling to:^eightpenoe; \-'~A'!-. '■-■'■.' ' .'''[."- Mr BQnar.jLaw regretted the necessity' for increasing burdens, but Tevenue must he found. The Government wan endeavoring to get revemie from those "best able to contribute it, jus was shown by the excess of direct over indirert. taxatipn. In 1913-14 the. indirect taxation amounted to £69,000,000. The present Budget showed £102,000,000.- In ( 1913-14 the, directcrtarrationw/as £93,000,000. and ac was now £466j000,000/ . ' * '
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Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 156, 4 July 1917, Page 5
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102THE TEA DUTY Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 156, 4 July 1917, Page 5
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