Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-10
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and life insurance. railway tickets. automo-
bileS, automobile tires and tubes. soft
drinks postage rates, golf clubs and base
ball bats. club dues and host of other
everyday necessities or luXuries come under
the taxation.
Increased postage rates newspapers,
arranged in zone system. are such that
publishers say they will force many news
papers out of business. Already protests
against many features of the law are pour
ing in. and attacks upon it will center in
the Senate Finance Committee which will
conduct public hearings on it and probably
make some amendments.
When Democratic Leader Kitchin pre-
scented the bill to the House he announced
that general debate would begin today and
that he had hoped to pass 1t by Saturday.
There is some objection, however, to hurry
ing the bill, and it probably will he passed
the early part Of next week
i. In presenting the bill the ways and
Means Committee made n report. saying
IN part:
M After carefully considering the expert
ence of the countries at war, the COM
nnittee believes II is sound economic policy
for the present generation to bear a fair
and equitable portion Of the burden Of
financing the war and recommends that
the remaining contemplated expenses of
the Government for the remainder of this
n and the whole OF the next fiscal year
be raised by taxation. The effect of this
recommendation is that about one-half OF
this contemplated expenditure will he
met by taxation and the other half from
IL the proceeds from bonds.
The committee estimated the war expen-
ditures for the remainder of this and the
whole of the next fiscal year at about
S3,S00 900, 900, exclusive of the bond issue
to finance the foreign loan.
I'VE have already authorized a bond is.
cue of $4,000. 600 600" the committee state
ment adds. 'to provide a portion OF the
necessary funds to finance war. Therefore
the amount necessary TO raise by taxatiou
or further bond issue at this time is
: 81, 500, 100000"
The bill today H. calculated to raise. in
exact figures, SlSl0,420,OOO II is expected
to produce this yield:
Income tax: New war income tax. s53e,-
( 100000; retroactive tax on incomes. slOs.
600 900
Additional excess profits. S1Os. 600 900.
ty Liquors: Distilled spirits. 500. 900 900 :
rectifed spirits. s7,500,000; fermented
!. liquors.. s37,OOO,ooo; wines, s6,OOOOOO.
Soft drinks, syrups. etc, s2O.OOO,OOO.
ia Cigars, s1i,OOO,OOO; cigarettes, S25-
coo. .0Oo tobacco. $50, 100000 snur.
e2.00o.00o: cigarette papers 100000.
Stamp taxes. including documents and
playing cards, S33,000,O00.
M Increase In customs duties, $500. .0O0. 900.
y Increase in first class mail matter, s7O,-
& 900 900; In second class mail matter. sl9,-
8 100000.
u Transportation: Freight bills, SI7,500-
|]o00. passenger tickets, $4,000, 900; express
1<kIlls, s15.000,0 900; pipe lines, $4,000 900 /;
Safs berths and stateroons. S750,000.
Electric lights, gas, domestic power, tele-
y t<hone service, s30.000,000.
~ Telegraph and telephone messages, ST.
s[oOO. 900.
ADVERTISING. s7.5O0,000.
'4S Irsurance. s5.000,00o.
81, Automobiles trucks and motorcycles.
! 4eS. .OO0, 900 tires and tubes. sl2,50O.0 900.
ll< Musical instruments, phonograph records,
100000.
Notion picture films, s7,o00,000.
1ewelfy. s7.5o0.o00.
I.borting goods. golf clubs. baseball bats.
hrd and pool tables and balls. $1,000.
1pIeasure boats, 100000.
nrfumes and cosmetics, s4,750.00p.
f16rietary medicines, ssb00,000
X1&owing gum, s1.000.000.
ninsions to theatres and other amuse-
~, 1eo.o00.o00.
- IN clubs and other organizations.
'ss(sts tax. se.ooooeo (sstimated.
IN ~ j9cresse will yield o1o,-