PETROL AND TYRES
MR W. SULLIVAN'S QUESTION i Notice of a question relating to the price of petrol was given in the House of Representatives by Mr G. F. Sim Rotorua) Mr V/. Sullivan Pay of Plenty) and Mr A. S. Sutherland (National } Hauraki). They asked the Minister of Supply whether his attention had been drawn to a published statement wherein it was mentioned that the Government obtained a profit of 3d per gallon on all petrol, <uj<J that was in addition to the existing tax which already amounted to 1/2 a gallon. "Which account benefits from this, extra charge" they asked, "and is this the forerunner of a system of imposing on ttu, people a hidden form of taxation? In view of the direct profit taken by the Government from Lease Lend of £3 125 000 lor the vears 1.9"41-41 is ' ' - * it not possible to give some reduction in price to the public?"
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 90, 17 July 1945, Page 7
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154PETROL AND TYRES Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 90, 17 July 1945, Page 7
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