HOW ABOLITION OF SALES TAX WORKS OUT
WELLlXUTUrC Ar.g 114. Price Trilninal olliiiials gavc ligurt"* loday showing tlie I'll'oet of the aboli tion of the saies tax and subsidies. The ta.v on elothing iiom reniitted ainonnts to £2,000, 000 ivnd the subsidies to £2>00,()()0 : making a total saving of £1,700,000 a; year. Tiie staLeineui qnoted u pnee i schedule submitted by Jirms for ap ; proval. Footwear prices sliow a rediui ' tion of approximateJy live to six peri eent., furniture .15 to 20 per cent.' \V I ! - i tn carpet a reduction from 50s to 25s ; 8d, and iinoleum from 9s to 7s fid per 1 squaro yard. In lextiles subsidies 1 affected onjy Australian materials. | Alen's suits, formerly' £.11 17s 9d are; now £11 Is 5d, an overcoat jirieed at j £7 14s 4d (lro]>s £7 ls 2d. Sports '• U'onsers £2 15s (id are reduced to £2 Ss. 1 Other conqiarative prices quoted are:— Women 's rayon hose. Ss (id and 7s 'id. good fuliy fashioncd lisle 51s !)d and 28s 5d. boy 's cape 5s (id and 4s (51, wonian 's raincoat £0 9s 0d and £5 15s 9d, frock £5 4s (5d and £2 17s 9d, singie , blankets £2 15s and £2 9s 5d, douldc i blankets £4 7s 9d and £8 18s fid. single ; sheets £1 9s lld and £1 os 11(1, donbb- j sheets £5 5s 5d and £2 10s 5d. Th -• j bedclothing (igures are ali for ]»airss.
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Chronicle (Levin), 26 August 1946, Page 2
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