Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-07 | Page 10 | French Income Tax Hits Farmers Lightly

French Income Tax Hits Farmers Lightly s AP AP Business Business men in France p pay y nearly nine times limes as m eh Income tax as the mers al although although at- at though France Is regarded as ns an agricultural country Salaried men men alt although ough in th the minority pay three as much as business men and more than six times times' as much as as tanners farmers contribute In like manner there are three times as many salaried men and four tour times as a's as many busIness business business busi busI- ness men paying income tax as farmers This inequality between business and an the farm farni long has been a subject subject subject sub sub- of controversy in parliament but country fry votes always have been able to defend the farmer with the argument that he he- does his his duty in feeding the tile people A further between classes of taxation cited by business business busi busi- ness chows that business and salaried men men both pay a little more than their proportionate proportionate proportionate pro pro- thare of the Income tax willie while farmers constituting Un 1175 1173 per percent percent percent cent of the Frenchmen paying th the tax furnish only six per percent percent percent cent of the total