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Show ECCLES MEETS OPPOSITION ON TAX RAISE Wants Higher Taxes To Ealance Budget; Doughton Averse WASHINGTON, March 1G (U.R) Cliainnan Robert L. Doughton of the house ways and means commiUee where taxes originate differed today to-day with Federal Reserve Board Chairman Marriner S. Eccles. who proposed" higher taxes if necessary to balance the uuclRct and prevent inflation. "I don'-t see any need for new taxes," Doughton said. "If the March 15 revenue is as large as expected." Doughton said he saw no need for a general tax bill this session unless congressional appropriations far exceed budget estimates. Previously Prev-iously he had indicated that even revision of present tax laws' to re move iiiequiuiub wuuia be until next session. Ecelcs' general views . proved by Senator Harry F D., Va., member of the finance committee. "I agree with Mr. Eccl destitute must be cared for said, "but the burden s(,, more evenly spread amor taxpayers. I favor the t," of income taxes down j lower brackets. There's ni, why the tax exemptions , and married persons shun, removed entirely." Byrd added, however, t did not contemplate ineoij, his tax ideas in a bill. Eccles expressed his vie-statement vie-statement designed to coir, I ronoous interpretations" position on credit ami m policies. He reiterated hi, cacy of an easy money pc,i long as there are large nun people who are unable to u ployment in private imlusi- "I have not been and I , now in favor of balancing t get at the expense of the ,. and the unempwyed who f able to find private empk Eccles said, "but I am in increasing taxes on inenrr profits if necessary to susi volume of relief, and at th time bring the budget into and permit the paring ij public debt as private di ' pands." |