WHO PAYS?
Sir,—Using tho figuros'given in ; your sub-leader of the. instant, 'headed as above,, wo find tuat of the total revenue of two millions raised by special war taxation last year .£!)11,ODD came irorn that form of taxation which is contributed to by everybody, the balance being found by, say, 70.(X>0 persons, who pay laud or income tax—persons whom,, by tuo way, are constantly abused'by a certain Scction of politicians. If it were possjljlo to- find out how much of the .£BII,OOO is the proportion paid by th« 70,1H)y referred to, wu could make a very interesting comparison, with the JJWO.OOO which ia being paid back by the Government to tho Uivii Servants, 'i'ho payers of special taxation are settling down to this grim business of finding; the wherewithal, but they would be happier if they were allowed to do the job without being kicked into the bargain.—l am, etc., AWAUUA. Taihape.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2805, 24 June 1916, Page 7
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152WHO PAYS? Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2805, 24 June 1916, Page 7
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