Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-06-09 | Page 4 | Boost in Taxes on Wine Voted

I r BOOST IN TAXES ON WINE VOTED W WASHINGTON June 9 UP- UP The house ways and means committee com com- agreed tent tentatively Tuesday to boost excise taxes on wines to produce about additional additional additional addi addi- revenue Chairman Doughton D. D N. N C C. said that the committee had agreed I to raise wines with le less s than 14 per cent alcohol from the present 8 cents a gallon to 10 cents wines with from 14 to 21 per cent alcohol al alcohol alcohol al- al cohol from 39 38 to 40 cents wines with more than 21 per cent al alcohol alcohol alcohol al- al cohol from 65 cents to a dollar a gallon sparkling wines from 7 cents a half halt pint to 10 cents artificial artificial ar ar- ar- ar artificial carbonated wines and II II- quers quern and cordials from 3 34 2 cents a half pint to 5 cents Rate Held HeM Down Secretary of the Treasury Mor- Mor or- or h had d asked for Increased excises or on wines wines' to raise 2 but the committee chose to tomake tomake make less drastic increases than he had proposed Soon after starting debate on the treasury de departments department's request fo for tor in new excises yesterday the committee agreed tentatively to raise the rife rates on both distilled spirits and beer Some members said that they apparently were headed toward disposition tio of ot all proposed excise tax ax increases before settling down downto to o a seri serious serious discussion of approving ing fogs fog's ng a sales t tax tax- to make up their present resent deficit In Secretary Mor Mor- revised tax ax goal The committee raised the liquor tax ax from 4 to 6 gallon gallon estimated ed to produce and and the beer levy from 6 to 7 a bar bar- rel ref The treasury had asked for foran foran foran an 8 a barrel tax which experts said aid would produce about Rejection Seen Thus Thus with new corporation and Individual taxes the committee has approved about and the remaining excises presed proposed pro pro- posed sed by the administration would raise aise But many of f those particularly a suggestion that the present federal cents 1 gallon a-gallon tax on gasoline be doubled probably bly will be rejected One member said that the committee committee committee com com- probably could wind up the excise tax consideration by the end md of the week At that time he heald said ald we will have to see what we ve have agreed upon to raise with the question of a sales tax to o malts make alte up the difference coming up Immediately The administration has firmly opposed any kind of ot a sales tax