FINANCE BILL

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2184, 24 June 1914, Page 7

FINANCE BILL

THE ItULIXG OF THE SPEAKER, 1 J3.y Telc^rAt>ii—Prei : ?'s A€'s®d<ition^Coo7'rifctit « London* Juno SJ2, Tho Speaker of Ihe House of Com- ■ hions ruled that ihe Finwu o liill's prot'isions of grants for toeftl ijui'.)joses., itls.o ■lite rating <riau.se>:, exceeded the scape.: 6f the lesfilutions up.ui whieli (ho Bill was based, A tres.li re.«oiatinr. ,vs neces«arv, but it Wiii lict lie necessary lo ivMtdwvy tJib IVfll. 51 r. Herburl San.niel, President; of ilia Ecca! Government Hoard, in moving t-ht sprout! reading ois the I'inniiee H'll, saw] the GovcTOniojit 1 to divide the Ml into, two parts—one dealing with new tnxntiw!, thfi otho: - with local grants. Tile kttef wattM ta postponed. The it-ieomp tax., as proposed in the Bill, would lie reduced by a p^uny', Jlr. ft,: D. Hole (I.ihiMnij, wek'omed the amio.u'ncemctft., and added that -lie would vote for tho second rending. .Mr. W. 11. liOn;j (Fninnis!) taunted ...the Governiiiehi wMi sftfresderittg to threats bv revoiters. It. is understood that- the. disssliSitfed .(dbernls will abandon their hostile rfniondmeuts. THE ItipOME TAX REDUCTION. WHAT IT AAIOL'X PS TO (Rt'c. June 23, 11.10 p.ni.) , ; London, June 2.1. ~ The Tneomo Tax reduction merely nffecls the projiosed increase on iniearned nicanifis to slxtHeiijjenc.'a, This rcbatb is aliont- en.n.i.Viileut to the- amount Which the (j'ovcnnm'iit intended .to crant; io aid lceril anthoriites,. hut. which is. now po;:tpoi:ed until ifilia. • .Many Liberals Suggest a reeon.siderntitfn of t-lie feduet'io'i! of i'he Ineonre 'Tax Rtid to sii.tetitvio a .feduCWoii of tiiis stigiiT duty. : ; .