BRITISH WAR LOAN BILL
passed its committee stage. (Rec. August 15, 0.5 a.m.) London, August 14. In tlie House of Commons, tho "War Loan Bill was passed through Committee. Mr Bouar La«' stated that pre-war taxation yielded .£160,000,000. In 1917 tha yield was .£570,000,000, . mainly from direct taxation. The Government had tried to get, the utmost out of taxation without destroying its power of financing ■by loans. The present Bill was mtrnded to meet debts incurred.—Aus.-Is.Z. Cable Assn. . '
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3163, 15 August 1917, Page 5
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78BRITISH WAR LOAN BILL Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3163, 15 August 1917, Page 5
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