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Show HEATH OPPOSES PLAN TO INCREASE AUTO LICENSE TAX Opposition to a proposed change in Idaho's flat fee of $5 for automobile, auto-mobile, licenses, as suggested by Representative Arthur Peck, Demo crat, of Bannock county, was expressed ex-pressed Wednesday night bv Senator Sena-tor Thomas Heath. Republican, of Franklin county, Republican state chairman. Peck, seeking a method of offset' off-set' ing los:-es of revenue to counties coun-ties through adoption of a constitutional consti-tutional amendment earmarking all gasoline tax receipts for highway high-way use. said he was considering bills to place automobile liceusin;, on a graduated basis' in accord cars. "The $5 automobile license law saved 120,000 Idaho taxpayers approximately ap-proximately $1,060,00(1 cash in 1939-40 and will make a like sav ing in 1941," Heath said in an interview. in-terview. "When the law was passed in the last session, every member ol the senate' voted for it. Only three members of the house opposed passage pas-sage in that body, one of whom was Mr. Peck. "The $5 license has proved to be the only a'Ctual tax redemption the people of Idahc ever witnessed and it has prove;1 very popular. "I predict that this session 01 any other session in the future will not have the courage to increase the tax on automobiles for any purpose.'" pur-pose.'" o o |