How Smokers and Drinkers Help the Budget
Received Fridav, 11.5 p.in. ■■ CANBERRA, August 6. * Hmokers and drinkers together paid 5S per" cent. of AuStraiia 's to.baLeustdins and ex-cise revenue in. the last; ifinaneiai year. - 'Of £11S, 021,000 collected smokers paid £.>2,773,000 and drinkers £31,7(59,000. I11 1938-39 smokers paid 2:_ per cent. or £10,903;000 and drinkers 1(5 per cent. 01 £7,U8l,(I)00. Ministers said the rnduciions. in ex cise 011 beer and cigarettes had not been mentioned during Rabinet dis-i-ussions 011 the eoiuing Budget.
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Chronicle (Levin), 7 August 1948, Page 5
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