LABOUR OPPOSES ALL NEW BUDGET FEATURES.
By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Reuter's Telegrams. LONDON, April 28. A meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party decided to oppose all the new features in the Budget including the betting tax. In the House of Commons, Mr A. Y. Alexander (Labour), said that the dominions might have ground for the charge of breach of faith if a future Government removed the food taxes, thus abolishing preference. Mr Churchill in reply pointed out that preferences fell if and when the tax fell below the preference level. The House adjourned till to-mor-
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17833, 29 April 1926, Page 11
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