NEWSPAPER CRITICISM.
RAILWAY TTt)I\ET TAX ATTACKED.
. (Received April 6, 0;5 a.m ) LONDON, April 5, The newspapers, conxmehting on the Budget, dwell on the sig»iifieanco <0f raisingl yearly in • extra taxation. Tne chief criticism js .-directed against the imposition on .railway* ticl^efss. 'It is pointed out short journeys are pot taxed. fOialy fares over riineponce for a single journey w;U p«.y one penny, then one •penny for ov&ry shilling. *3fanv, however, consider that the <^feax is a serious mistake. Most Of the Snivelling is a necessity,'." like rent. /Cmenias. will play «n important pavi; in the amusement, tax. At least ten millions of rveople visit the picture -pala^os weekly. The penny mart'ir ■itees.'ioy children an the working-class -districts will be taxed, '50 per cent. Sft if expected that the Government <nvill issue a stamp wMch the publu; will pm-ehase with their ticket.
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Marlborough Express, Volume L, Issue 82, 6 April 1916, Page 5
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