Town v. Country.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 90, 21 August 1923, Page 6

Town v. Country.

"SPOON-FED Una ¥AMPfeRED." 'Per''Press 'X)hri6tKuF(m,'August 21. M complaint that taxation was being piled< on 'the cities '\vhile the country • were /being spoonfed and< pampered wag : madefy flayer J. A. Flesher in- criticising the '- increase in , the tax on local bodies dobj&nturesto'4s"6d. ;«**-'. In the whole of "the'taxation proposals, Plesher ; said* the ,Gov T ; efnment \is putting M< load -on . the; towns) arid exempting ' tht •■>. ' country people, people' l in'We 'towiis *<aud •'jitie's fcoriroderation. T Lbeal> '•lifid housing,'but'if they weic -going ,to pay s&&' 6d' in interest:' ny .'j'per; cent debentures it was time 'ihe people, knew what s she before Parliariieftt i- meant. i-Wtinicipalities were J nbt'td f be' enabletf money 'ati a 'cheaper rate. "If 'thaf was not, class "legislation wfth'a vengeance, then he did not know what it was. (The people' in! : thei towns';arid cities I \vere bbirig'overburdened' to relieve • the" "people" 5 in the coim'try.* Surely to" gobdriess /%he (Spvermitent realise %hat the "like, themselves,'are! #orki#g in ''.the interests of the people. " "(Sovernhieht would orilytgive, us. ifeloO,obO for hbuying, 'this 'city eooriV spend it, buftthe way* ii ! ii going or. is only trifling -w|th a'serlous question; speak out, as the .Grbverilment 'is simply confiscating .'taxation. The Council decided to protest to "the <3overnnient 'against the increase in the amount of Ahe income tax to be levied on local 'body de-" bentures.