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Show CANADA PLANS TAX ' ON PARI-MUTUEL BETS OTTAWA. May 29. A plan to tax the profits of horse racing associations associa-tions according to the amount of pari-mutuel betting on each race was offered in the house of commons by Minister of Justice Doherty. The suggestion was made in a proposed amendment to the criminal code, which would permit only the use of the pari-mutuel system. On amounts up to $20,000 on each race, the tax would bo 7 per cent up to ?30.000, six per cent; $-10,000, 5 per cent; $50,000, 4 per cent; over SSO.OOO, 3 per cont. oo |