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The Budget Debate.

tAINID' TAjXATION. CLiUB f.IQUO!R: LICEINIS'EiS. (Per United Press Association.) ■ -. ■■ - - -LOMDONV'-'lAay- 13. -J The 'Bwdget debate in the House ,of Commons is proceeding slowly, a long" technical discussion, taking place to-day upon, the duty jon foreign 'beier, dub licenses, and land valuo-, tabcaition. HMCr EL G. P'retymian (Secretary to the Admipailty Th Mr Balfour's Ministry) emumera.ted eight hear- taxes 'borne by the land 1, and declared it was an .injustice to addl more, when incoiniei derivable from the land, were falling. The real burden was not on the great landowners, but the owners of small properties, who did 1-not pbs-' sees other resources.

MM Lloyd-George (Chancellor 'of the Exchequer) accepted the Unionist suggestions to charge a duty to cjlubrt of froml 3d in th© & .(on. liquor 1 sold), to 6d in the £ (on liquor purchased). - Mir AL 'R. Miarkham accused thetrovernment of preventing the Bouse of Commons from: raising the poiumSla.ge, owing to the faar of the enormous political imfluen.ee of the clubisi Sevei*al menrbers advoiqiated. a, poundagei eqaial to the licenses of ipublichhouses.

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Thames Star, Volume XLV, Issue 10421, 14 May 1909, Page 4

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The Budget Debate. Thames Star, Volume XLV, Issue 10421, 14 May 1909, Page 4

The Budget Debate. Thames Star, Volume XLV, Issue 10421, 14 May 1909, Page 4

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