FEDERAL POLITICS.
TAXATION IN TASMANIA. OBSTRUCTION IN THE FEDERAL HOUSE. Pkess Association. — Copybight. (Received 11.20 a.m.) HOBART, Saturday. The State Premier, in his Fnancial Statement, estimated that the year .would end with .a deficiency of £60,218, making with the. previous year's deficiency,. £123,000. He proposes to impose a supor tax of onefourth. pf.:thejan"d tax; an income tax, and . an - ability tax. It is anticipated that the financial stress will be much relieved under the new per capita revenue from the Commonwealth. MELBOURNE, Saturday. In the Federal House tlierc were bickerings over the application of the closure, largely blocking business, and (he debate on the Finance Bill was adjourned till Tuesday.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 18 September 1909, Page 3
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