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Show MILLIONS PMO ' IN AUTO MS Chamber of Commerce Asks U. S. to Make Revision on Excise Taxes WASHINGTON In bis annual r.i-T. Secretary ( th- Treasury Houston lias made specific rocorrtniendsjions for raising rais-ing the 5,000,000!tlOO which is eOns red neoesssJry fcr running the government next year The pari of the tax re com: mendations which are of special Interest to the automotive Industry are: 1 Increase of the Hale lav from 5 per eont to 10 per COnt. vvM. Ii I Is f-liin.ili I) will make an Increa-M of.-; .$100, 000, 2 Federal license of caw based an SQ dent per li i 100,000,00 3 A cbnsuimt!hn tj on j::-" tin at per gallon 90,000,000 The truck sab.- tav -.in be continued at S per Cent, despite efforts) to have 11 eliminated. N'ew taxcK from indu arv . 2?0.000.noo Trse reeonimrriilat ion b Sf retarj Houston are about what ihoso of th Industry who are familiar with the (ax te.nJeneie expected in Ills rc'commenXv-tions. rc'commenXv-tions. Thisy art practically tb fame ..s thOHC recommended in the iirrllnur.ar report of the national InduMtri&l confer-enee confer-enee board. When this report vvs brought up for heaiiii). recent , a'l a Vew York meeting of the board the national automobile cnambei ot commerce appeared ap-peared before the board and asked ikal 1 lo-sr re nnimendat ioi. ' " ..-' If v IS then shown that the autoifl'.l iv.' indus'ay now pays about JI50.00d.OWi In excise taxes to the national government as follows: fol-lows: - l Kxcine taxes on motor ear sales $ t'"n ' 1 0 i Bxclae taxes on truck sales 14,0 " I Bxciae taxes on parts and accessories 52,000.000 Present taxes Jt43.thJp.0o0 |