TAXATION BURDEN

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 11 August 1928, Page 2

TAXATION BURDEN

REDUCTION URGED FOR COUNTRY CLUBS

CHRISTCHURCH, 10th August.

That x the Government should reduce the burden of taxation on country racing clubs if it cannot see its way clear to grant any relief to the Metropolitan Clubs, was urged to-day by Mr George Gould, president of the Canterbury Jockey Club. “As long ns the Government does not increase the burden on the Metropolitan Clubs, I am all in favour of easing the rate of taxation on country clubs,” said Mr Gould. “It is most important for the good of racing that the country clubs should be able to raise their stakes, because nobody can pay training expenses out of the stakes available at country meetings on the present basis. This means that owners must depend upon betting profits to carry them along, and this must inevitably, in many cases, lead to crooked running. 1 think it is quite fair to say that one of (ho worst consequences of the over heavy rate of taxation imposed on racing people, is the tendency it has towards the in and out racing of horses. For this reason I think the burden of taxation should be reduced without further delav.