THE PETROL TAX
EL 1 310UIt OF INCREASE COMMENT BY FARMERS USE OF PROCEEDS DISCUSSED [nv TELKGRArir —OWN CORRF.SrONPF.NT] INVERCARGILL, Friday "There is a rumour current at the pro.sent time that there is going to be nii increase in the petrol tax, and I think we should protest against it now before it comes," said Mr. J. Taylor at a meeting of the Southland executive of the Farmers' Union to-day. "It is reported that one Jnvercargill man has invested qui tc a lot of money in petrol and is storing it in expectation of a rise." Mr. J. H. Beck said that the executive had been asking that the user should pay for the roads. This policy might be in conflict with the protest against an increase in the petrol tax. The union had favoured utilisation of the petrol tax for the maintenance of roads and for the relief of rates. Mr. A. G. Diack: Are you sure the tax is going to be used on the roads? If it is we might not wish to protest, but if there is a proposal to use the money for other purposes we might be justified in doing so. Mr. John Johnston said they wanted to be certain that they would not be saddled with both a heavier petrol tax and the present road rates. No action was taken.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23381, 24 June 1939, Page 17
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227THE PETROL TAX New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23381, 24 June 1939, Page 17
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