BRITAIN'S FISCAL SYSTEM.
, ______c UNIONIST POLICY. . By Telejraph—Press Association—Oopyrisht London, February 17. During the debate in tho House of Commons oil tho amendment , to the Address-in-Reply, in favour of Imperial . preference without "imposing fresh duties on. foodstuffs, and tho'imposition of a moderate duty, not exceeding 10 ' per centum, in order to safeguard the stability of productive industries, Sir Stanley. Buckmaster, Solicitor-General, stated that Cabinet was convinced that no solution of'tho industrial unrest would be found in a change.of the system which had made Britain rich and strong. Mr.i Bonar Law .(Leader of the* .Opposition) maintained that no fiscal system could be applicable to all countries and all times. He was not advocating protection, and,never had; he "merely sought preference for our own'people." The moment his party attained power it would give the Dominions precisely what they asked for. The amendment .was lost by 283 votes to 209.. . ' '
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1988, 19 February 1914, Page 5
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147BRITAIN'S FISCAL SYSTEM. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1988, 19 February 1914, Page 5
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