BRITISH MOTOR CAR.
ALTERATION PREDICTED. LONDON, Feb. 24. Lobby correspondents confidently forecast a reduction of the motor car horse-power tax in the Budget to be delivered on April 14. It is expected that the tax will be 10s instead of £1 per horse-power. The revenue will be maintained by added duty on petrol. A reduction in the horse-power tax has long been urged by motor manufacturers. who declare that the tax has hampered British sales in the Dominions.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 77, 26 February 1930, Page 2
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78BRITISH MOTOR CAR. Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 77, 26 February 1930, Page 2
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