Star.
London, England, 1803-06-23 00:00:00

A SSSSS SD Taxis.

Mr. VAMSI moved, that the Hanle fhould
refolve itfelf into a Committee on the Affeffed Taxes
Confolidation Bill ; and as feveral alterations were to
be propofed in it, he fhould move that the Report be
brought up, in order that it might be taken into con-
fideration again on a future day.
Mr. Alderman Comas stifled to know, whether
there was any exemption to be made in this Bill in
favour of Shopkeepers ? If there was not, he gave
notice, that he fhould move one when the Bill came
to be difcuffed in a Committee ; becaufe he thought it
a very great hardfhip that Shopkeepers, being obliged
to take large honks for the purpote of carrying on
their bufinds, fhould be compelled to pay as much
houfe and window taxes, as were charged upon houfes
occupied for the purpofes uf luxury.
Mr. Yaw vi Paid, that houfes, to which (bops
were attached, fhould be put upon the fame footing
as they had hitherto been on.
Sir H. MILDINAY afked, if there were not to be ex-
emptions in the houfe taxes, in favour of perfons hay-
ing children ?
Mr. VANSITTAIT anfwered, that fuch exemptions
were intended to be made ; but they muff be intro-
duced in another (tape, as they could not regularly be
introduced into the prefent Bill, whore objeet was to
adopt a more effeCtual mode of collating the Affcffed
Tam. The Houfe then refolved itfelf into a Com-
mittee on the Bill: the report was brought up and or-
dered to be taken into conf.deration on Monday next.

VATSAMD PI 'AIM

The CHANCE:Aoa of the Excosustre gave notice,
that on Friday next, in the Committee of Ways and
Means, he fbould Rate the terms on which he had
agreed for the three Lotteries, for the cnfuing year.
Mr. SPENCER. ST•ISHOPI rote to alt, whether in
the Bill for taxing Income wiling from land, it was
intended to allow an exemption for the intereß paid
by landowners on debts, for which their land was a
fecurity ? The Right Non. the Chancellor of the
Exchequer had told the Houfe, on a former day, that
no difclofures fhould be required in taxing land-
owners ; but that the tax was to be laid on the' net
rent. It frequently happened that Gentlemen owed
fums of money on mortgages, and he wilhed to know
whether the interea they paid to their Creditors was
to be &cloned from the pa►t of their incomes on
which the tax was to be laid ?

The CHAN cELcoit of the Exc natty ta replied, that
the Hon. Gentleman might, if he chofe, refer to the
Bill, which was now before the Houle, and he would
be able to fatisfy himfelf with regard to the queflion
he had put. The charges upon land would undoubt-
edly be a fit fubjeEt for enquiry, and might be dif-
cuffed in the Committee on the Bill.

Mr. Ross afkcd if it was intended to tax the proper-
ty in the Funds which belonged to Benefit Societies
He raid. that when the late Income Tax had been
laid on. a report WAS indußrioully propagated. that
pi cperty of this kind would be fubjeft to the tax. and
the confequence was that feveral of thefe ufeful So-
cieties were diffolved. He bad within A few days pall
been applied to by feversl perfons belonging to fuch
Societies, to enquire whether their property fhould
be taxed ; and as they expretTed great anxiety on the
he wilbed they might be informed as fpeedily
as poMble.
The Cesecessoa of the Excirackyst Paid, he had
the pleafure to inform the Hon. Gentleman, that it
was intended to exempt from the Income Taxes the
funds of all filendly focieties, and all charitable in-
flitutions.