FINANCIAL RELIEF
COMMONWEALTH MEASURE. TO PROVIDE £4,500,000. LOWER TAXATION, HELP FOR FARMERS. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received Novemher 24, 10.35 a.m. CANBERRA, Nov. 24. The Prime Minister, Mr J. A. Lyons, introduced the Financial Relief Bill in the House of Representatives. It provides £1,700,000 in taxation relief, £2,000,000 as aid for wheat growers, £250,000 for other fanners and £400,000 in pension relief. The Leader of the Opposition, Mr J. H. Scullin, said his party would support the proposal to remove anomalies from the Pensions Act, but would oppose reductions in land and income tax.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 306, 24 November 1932, Page 7
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95FINANCIAL RELIEF Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 306, 24 November 1932, Page 7
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