THE NEW TAXES.
AMENDMENTS DISPLEASE LIBERALS. "•i NO BASIC PRINCIPLE LEFT! (By Telegraph-Press AEsAclaUon.-Oopyricht) ' London, July 13. Sir John.Dickson-Poynder, Literal member for Chippenham, ha 3 withdrawn from the Budget League on tho ground that the Govornmont's amendments to the Finance Bill aro only making 'the proposed land tasos more unworkable. Soveral' Ministerialist hold that Mr. Lloyd-Goorge's promise to exclude Bmall holdings from tho operation of tho 20 per cent,, tax on tho unearned increment proves that 'that tax is no longer based upon prinoiplo. [Sir J. P. Dickson-Poynder, who has represented Chippenham sinco 1892, was first elected as a Unionist, but he was among those who seceded to the Liberal camp in 1905.] A NON-PARTY FREE-TRADE BODY. s CITY SUPPORT. London, July 13. A "City of London Froe-trado Committee'!, has been formed for propaganda purposes, irrespective of party. Lord Avebury (formorly Sir JTohn Lubbock, and a strong opponent of the now Budgot taxes) has bean elected chairman. Lords Brassey, Pirrio, and Goorgo Hamil. ton, Sir Felix Schuster, Sir Goo. Gibb, Sir Edgar Speycr, and many merchants and bankers are anlong tho members of tho now organisation.
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 560, 15 July 1909, Page 5
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186THE NEW TAXES. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 560, 15 July 1909, Page 5
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