Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-12-20 | Page 3 | House Body to Pass up Sales Levy

HOUSE BODY I TO PASS UP SALES LEVY Chairman Decides Against Calling Committee to Study Tax en U Dr Associated Tress Pre WASHINGTON Dec Dee 20 Chair 20 Chair Chairman man Collier today told newspapermen I that hat he would not Jot call the house ways and means committee together to I consider levying a general sales tax taxat taxat taxat at this session of congress He announced his intentions a short while before opening of house debate on the 32 beer bill on which the Democrats are arc relying to help balance balance balance bal bal- ance the budget The administration wants a 3 sales tax ax President Hoover having recommended recommended recommended mended a 4 21 2 4 1 per cent rate in his message to congress at the opening of the session This was upheld too In n testimony to the ways and means committee last week by Secretary Mills whose estimates of revenue that might be derived from beer were not what proponents of the Collier Comer bill jill up today have claimed for it it We will wUl not even consider the sales tax ax unless the committee by a majority majority ma- ma onty vote directs me to bring it up Collier jollier said He has hilS taken the position that the sales levy should be left for the states I If 71 we have an upturn in business the he present federal levies along with the he beer tax will go far toward balancing balancing balancing bal bal- the budget he explained to reporters Meanwhile Representative Rainey Raincy of Illinois the Democratic floor leader lead lead- er said it is useless to bring the sales tax before this house because this house louse is overwhelmingly ag against it it