OPPOSITION

Hokitika Guardian, 20 August 1929, Page 6

OPPOSITION

TO BUDGET PROPOSALS

[By Telegraph, Per Press Association.]

CHRISTCHURCH, August 19. At a special meeting of the Council of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, held to consider the Government's taxation proposals, the following resolution was unanimously affirmed :

We respectfully suggest reconsideration before the Finance Bill is brought down, and phi-mission to place before the Government numerous examples of the hardships we,have named. “ Also that reconsideration take the form of the overhaul and strengthening, if necessary, of the Government’s present powers to force the sub-division of large estates where that is considered desirable and feasible.

“That the question of a general income tax oil all incomes, farming incomes included, and the abolition of land tax, be considered. “That this Council regrets the necessity to increase rather than remove, the existing-primary duty, and reaffirms its previous pronouncement that the Budget should be balanced by a reduction in the public expenditure as against increasing' taxation.” NEW PLYMOUTH, August 19.

At a meeting to-day, representatives yj' North Taranaki farming interests passed a resolution protesting against the proposed increase in the land tax, and especially against any decrease in the amount' of the mortgage, exemption. *: '?■' ’