AMENDMENTS REJECTED

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19134, 1 October 1936, Page 12

AMENDMENTS REJECTED

NEW TAXATION MEASURES

HOUSE PASSES PIPES

NO HARDSHIP CLAUSE

(Per Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, last night.

-Amendments to tin: Lund and income Tax .Amendment. Bill were introduced in the House ot Representatives by Gover-nor-General's. Message.

The lion. W. Nash explained that one amendment provided that the exemption ol ,C2lo should not apply to a public authority such as the Public Trustee. The second amendment made it optional on the part ol the Government to demand tile income tax by instalments.

The Pd. Hon. M. J. Savage moved that urgency be accorded the passing ol (he Land and Income (Annual) Bill and Land and Income Tax Amendment Bill. This: was challenged liy the Opposition, hut was carried by 44 votes to 17, and 1 lie House went into committee to consider the clauses of the hills.

After consideration of the taxing bills in committee, and after considerable debate. a division was called for on clause which fixed the rates of land tax, but (he clause was retained by 39 votes to 13.

The clause fixing the rates of income tax was also challenged, but- was passed by 37 votes to 15.

' The schedule was also carried by 36 voles to 14

COMMISSION REFUSED

The Land and Income Tax Amendment Bill was then considered. The short title was covered after about an hour’s discussion.

Clause 7, which provided that tho unemployment tax should not bo deducted from income was challenged, but was retained by 38 votes to 15. A division was also called on the Minisler’s amendment providing that income lax may be payable in instalments, blit the clause was passed by 38 votes to 15. The Rt. Hon. J. U. Coates (Nat., Kaipara) then moved an amendment to provide that a. commission should be set up to inquire and report as to any cases of hardship that may arise from the imposition of land tax and giving the Commissioner for Taxes power to refund the whole or any portion of tho tax if the commission reports that hardship is entailed.

'The amendment was defeated by 30 votes to 15. The .Minister’s amendments were agreed to and both bills were read a third time and passed.

.Mr. Nash said the House could rest assured that, if hardship were entailed through the payment of tax, pressure would not he exorcised. The income tax due in February next would not be asked for before February. •