TAX FOR DEFENCE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19338, 31 May 1937, Page 6

TAX FOR DEFENCE

OPPOSITION INTENDED MOTIONS IN COMMONS FINANCE BILL DEI I .ATI-] CRITICAL CONSERVATIVES (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 1.15 p.m. IH'OBY. May 29, When Mr. Neville Chamberlain's Goveminent meets the House of Commons on Monday the business will lie the second reading of the Finance Bill, which is to be moved by Sir John Simon. Chancellor of the Exchequer. Two motions for the rejection oT the whole bill have keen tabled. The conventional Opposition motion is in the following terms; "This House cannot assent to the second reading ot a bill which, in a time of peace and rising prices, embodies an unbalanced Budget, thereby promoting further increases in prices and depressing the already low standard of life of pensioners, unemployed, wage earners and other persons of small means, and which fails to deal adequately with profiteering m armaments, or to raise an equitable share of their costs from those most able U» bear the burden." The other motion, whit h has been tabled by eight, hack-bench (Conservative!!, reads : "This House cannot agree to the second reading of the bill until arrangements have been made tor further investigation into the effect of part 3, tho national defence contribution, upon trade recovery and expansion and upon employment, and until the views of those engaged in trades and businesses affected have been fully ascertained and reported." The tabling of the motion followed a meeting of Conservative members at which strong criticisrii of Mr. Chamberlain's amended proprjsaltt for the national defence contribution were voiced.