Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-10-10 | Page 1 | Cut Auto and Cycle Taxes

CUT flUTQ AND CYCLE TAXES Ten Per Cent Rate Fixed by House Reduced by Committee. WASHINGTON. Oct. The 10 per cent taxes fixed by the house on pasen-,uer pasen-,uer automobiles and motorcycles were cut in iuii: lofiay by the senate finance committee, com-mittee, w hich marie rapid pi ogress in its revisitm of the war revenue bill. Consideration Con-sideration of the amusement and club dues sections and half of the luxury tax schedule was completed. In reducing the tax on passeneer auto-inolulcs auto-inolulcs and motorcycles to ,j per cent ihe committee fixed tiie same impost on such vehicles as on a utomobile i rucks and tractors. The 10 per cent tax placed by tiie house on automobile tires and ac1- 1 eessories also was reduced to T per cent, j House taxes of 10 per cent on sporting sport-ing poods, cameras and photographic sun- ; plies were accepted. Tiie tax on chewinpj e.um. which was made K per cent by the I house, was reduced to 4 per cent, but the house levy of 1" per cent on candy was approved. The house provisions levy ins taxes on j firearms and ammunition when sold other , thin to t lie pov c in men t were accepted, : as whs the provision levyinp "a h per cent , lax on yachts and other pleasure boats j seilinp for more than M.'.o. Tee house section v nidi would levy j initios is nn trunks ccstinp more than ; w;s amended so as to ix this amount a r : while for valises and travcliup haps: Si.", was made the minimum instead of The committee also apreed m the ;ainpl of inirses and handhaps costinp more than J: instead of ?T."n as fixer! by th.e house. : All of the !m use pro is ions relate, c lie men's and women's wearing apparel were; accepted unchn n-ed. Fnder lliis scliedule. 1 men, women and ho'"s wdl be pei tni t ted ; to pay for suits or overcoats witi-out hemp' subject to ta. while women's' dresses costlnp less than ? bi w ilt be e-j cmttel. The imuse proposal io tax women's bats j cost in p more than ? b" was acceotcd. hut the provision placinc the limitation of S.. for men's and tioys' bats and SL for ai-( ai-( was rev used so as to make ? for the lor-mrr lor-mrr and $ I for inc. latter. i