| Show Tax Question U Uppermost inG in G Great real Britain i i Secure Revenues to How Hov to Prosecute Vi War ar Puzzle to Economists T ONDON De Dec 23 What can we tax tX taxI L I which fi financial fl- fl j next is tho the question arc are advisers ad of or tho the government ho draws s near the timo time ling pur lIng over o as aB cost budget With tho for next years year's steadily mounting any an- proposal proposal pro pro- of ot tho war wn fair Calr to realize a tow few that bids 0 injustice In- In ear without thousand pounds per year and without In Increased Increased In- In justice to Individuals worth orth Is creased cost of ot collection t tax French careful scrutiny The ne new meals at t extravagant on all aU who ho bu buy cafes and restaurants Is being Ing favorably favora favora- avor side ti tithe tf or ortho English bly watched from front the time even on at same the tho channel and arid Items of ot public i tho the examined to see se if i iI revenue arc aro ac being being b be be- made to yield more the they can cnn to I A writer In the Economist dUties du dutes duties du- du numerous license a a. revision of or tho the D ties tes other than tha liquor licenses For wood alcohol alcohol alcohol alco alco- of or wod manufacturer example a n of or 10 license annual hol now pays pas an nn pounds 10 shillings while a 0 manufacturer manufacturer manu manu- of ot petrol or only pays ono one pound The number of ot firms Involved d Is less lees than eighty says 8 the believed that they writer but It is ec bele considerable in increase increase increate in- in could safely stand a r crease create In charges A similar increase is possible le In the case of ot dealers in these thee 1 commodities Almost as nS much more could bo ho obtained by Increasing the licensing fee fees for selling patent medicines from 5 shillings to tl a n pound heto licenses moreover arc are at nt present pros pros- ent collected only In tn Great Britain and could bo extended without great grent Injustice to Ireland as 08 well wol It I must bo be said writes another tax expert exp that tha so 80 small smal an annual duty to have as 5 S shillings hIllius s ought never been Imposed d for tor an any purpose The cost of ot collecting such a sum once a 0 altogether out of or proportion year Is to the revenue secured the tho do dot dOF tax which at at tho the present rate of 7 1 shillings 6 pence ence 1 yields nearly pounds yearly earh could certainly certain be Increased without appreciable hard hard- ship The present fee fe charged d f fordel for del dealers r in tobaccos Is 3 shilling 3 pence per year ear It I la is 11 proposed cd to increase this to one pound representing an Increase In revenue rt oC or near nearly I pounds A doubling of ot license fess c s I Is recommended recommended mended for tor real estate agents and dealers delers in sold old and silver siver The Tha former torme now pay from 2 to 10 pounds the latter latter lat lat- ter from 2 pounds 6 shillings to 5 6 pounds 15 shillings An Increase of ot about pounds a year In iii the treasury's r receipts could be bu obtained by bv Increases e cards card's carls which at present pay 3 pence a a pack may be cJ et to euffer r an increase to perhaps 6 pence ponce sut Other licenses which are likely to tobe be he Increased are aro the duties dutes on male male servants on carriages and motor cars car can tho the gun licenses s and tho the licenses In connection with the hunting or preservation aton of ot game The tax on male servants ser may also be supplemented by bya a a. new tax on all aU households employ employing more marc than one female servant ser no i-no LUOta Is 1 15 ta tax on male malo servants at present shillings a year A year ago the exchequer proposed the doubling of or tho the taxes toes on automobiles automobiles auto auto- mobiles but this resulted In an altogether altogether alto alto- alo- alo In the du- du gether excessive Increase lutea lu- lu ticu tea of ot the higher powered curs and tho thu proposals were eventually with with- drawn Any nc new proposals which are arc I submitted are likely to Involve a a. more careful creul revision of or the scale cale graduating ing the rates raes so as to prevent such uch anomalies as a a duty of or 42 2 pounds on ona ona ona a car cor of or sixty horsepower r and pounds on a car of sixty one horse horse- power In particular the thc duties dutes on motor motor motor mo mo- mo- mo tor bicycles and small smal cars are re likely to ho bo radically raised as It is 16 claimed that those these se are aro the vehicles which are arenow arenow now TOW uselessly consuming gasoline One of ot tho more radical proposals for new ew ew taxation Is that put forward a fe few tew lays days a ago ao o by ProC Prof A A. A C. C Phou of ot Kings college colee Cambridge university He lie 10 urges Ir es that all aU persons who have been granted granto exemption from military service shall bo subject to a a. a n sI special war ta tax and that this tax bo be levied lcd not merel merely on men of Qt military age age e but on all 01 stay homes s. s whether er old or young S. S |
