Show i I NORWAY IN INCREASES C R ES TAX RATE WAR VIAR WARIS IS CAUSE Drop in Import Duties and General Slump Affects Nation Norway May 29 29 At tho the beginning of ot tho war the finances of ot the tho Norwegian government government government govern govern- ment were ere In tho the best condition for tor many years cars but hut the sudden drop In receipts from Crom Import duties and ami the extraordinary expense of ot maintaining sufficient army to protect neutrality soon oon exhausted available surplus and forced the enactment of ot war mess mess- mea meas ures urea to meet a prospective deficit Although h Incomes In Norway were already paying a tax of or about 10 per percent percent percent cent annually an Increase wn was made In the rate rote on Incomes over 1600 1500 Additional property taxes were also fixed Today the government also put Into effect a war tax amounting to from 15 16 to 20 per cent of ot tho the value upon ulan cigars cigarettes and snuff snut So farno far tar farno no tax ta has been fixed for tor smoking and chewing tobacco Such a a. heavy war tax has hall been fixed on matches that their price will bo ho doubled Government Gov Gov- nt officials estimate the yearly revenue from the tobacco tax will ag aggregate aggregate ag- ag while It Is expected the Income from tho the match tax will bo As Aa the Import duty on tobacco IH is h heavy y l tobacco d dealers alers pro pre pro pro- diet dict the trade trado will not carry the thc additional addi adell- but den burden den and anticipate I a de decided decided de- de decrease In trade trad |