Graduated Tax on Urban Land
STRONG PROTEST BY BUSINESSMEN Per Press Association, WELLINGTON, Aug. 10. At a special general meeting of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce called to discuss the Government’s proposals of graduated taxation on land, ike following resolution was passed unanimously: “This meeting of Wellington merchants, manufacturers, traders and others protest against the proposed application of graduated land tax to urban land w’hen such land was in full economic use and requests Associated Chambers of Commerce to bring the protest before the Government.” The meeting was held in committee, tut a statement issued later indicated that the general opinion was that tbo incidence of tax would create hardship and probably lead to unemployment, because of the heavy burden On large commercial firms.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 188, 11 August 1936, Page 6
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