The Washington herald., 1917-05-10
TAX S33 PER CAPITA
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tion to bear a fair and equitable portion
of the burden OF financing the war, and
recommends that the remaining Contem-
plated expenses of the government for
the remainder Of this and the whole OF
the next he raised by taxation. The
effect of this recommendation is that
about one-half of this contemplated ex-
penditure will be met by taxation and the
other half by the proceeds OF the bonds 1"
The committee thereafter explained the
per capita differences between Great
Britains present burden and that now
imposed upon the United States, and in
conclusion 1t said:
your committee believes that the
American people were never in a more
favorable condition to pay a reasonable
amount Of taxes for war purposes in ad-
dition to those for normal purposes than
at the present time. Your committee
has endeavored to distribute equitably
this additional burden of taxation and so
to levy the proposed taxes as to necessi-
tate as little readjustment or disturb
ance to business as possible"
Principal Business.
The war revenue bill will be the prin-
cipal business before the House for the
ensuing week. There is, at the outset,
no disposition to curtail general debate
on the question in the House. Leaders
on both sides of the body believe that at
least four days will be consumed in the
general debate on the bill, and perhaps
two days on the discussion of the bill
paragraph by paragraph under the ive-
minute rule.
The following tabulation of the esti-
mated revenues from the various sec
tions of the bill was prepared and pub
lished by the Ways and Means Commit
tee yesterday:
Income tax-New war tax. S532. 700, 900;
war tax of 1916 on incomes. sos 100000.
Excess profits tax-$20o, ,Oo0 oo0.
Internal revenue taxes-Distilled spirits,
300, 100000; rectifed spirits $500 900; fer
mented liquors, $1,000, 900; wines. 5000, 900;
soft drinks, syrups. etc. 800 900. 900: cigars,
81, 200. 900: cigarettes, $25 900. 900; tobacco,
and tubes. $4,000.
Transportation taxes-Freight, S7,5oo,
OOO; express, $15,oOo,OO0: passenger. SIS, 1000 =
900; pipe lines, "a, 500, 900; seats and berths,
$3.50. .OOC.
Electric light. gas, domestic power. and
telephone service, $4,000. 900; telegraph
and telephone messages, $1,000, 900; adver-
tising. $500, 900; insurance, 5000. 900; auto
mobiles, SIS, 900, 900: tires and tubes, Sl2,-
500,O0O musical instruments, phonOgraph
records, etc, $1,000, 600; motion picture
films, S70O0,OOo: jewelry, s., 500. .OOO: sporting
goods. $2,0O000O; pleasure boats. $4,000;
perfumes and cosmetics, $475O, 900; pro-
prietary medicines, $S,50O,OO chewing
gum, S1,0000o0; admissions to entertain
ments. etc, $6o 900; club dues. S,5OO,Ooo;
stamp taxes, including playing cards. $33,-
900, 900; war estate tax, s6,OOO 900; Gt is esti-
mated that when this tax is in full opera
ton that these increased rates will yield
$3S5O0,OO0; war customs duties. $500 0O0,o 900;
Virgin Islands products, 500 900: frst-class
mail matter increases, SO 900, 900: second
class mail matter increases, 1900, 900;
grand total. s., $40, 10000.
Total revenue to be raised by direct
taxes during the fiscal year beginning
July ]. 1917, $500 100000, or a per capita
tax of S33