Evening star., 1921-07-06
SALES TAXVOTED
= BY BUSINESS MEN
Chamber of Commerce Di.
rectors Favor Repeal Of
Excess Profit Revenue.
BALLOT on EACH ISSUE.
Urge Against War Excise on Trans
portation, Communication and
! Particular Businesses.

Repeal of the excess profits tax and
the excise tax on particular poSl-
nesses. as well as the levy on trans
portation and communication, to be
replaced by a sales tax on goods. mer-
chandise and wares. was urged last
night by the board Of directors OF the
Washington Chamber OF Commerce.
The action was taken on referendum
No. SO Of the United States Chamber
Of Commerce, and was supplementary
to a referendum adopted by the
Washington Chamber of Commerce
last January favoring the sales tax
proposition.
In considering the referendum last
night the directors voted separately
on each clause. The complete ballot
follows:
DO you favor repeal also of the
war excise taxes levied In relation to
particular businesses Except trans
portation and communication). Yes.
DO you favor repeal of war excise
taxes upon transportation and com
munication in addition to repeal of
the excess profits tax? Yes.
IF you favor this repeal alone. do
you favor replacing this revenue of
S450.O00, 900 by % use Of increased in
come tax on corporations, or (2) use
of sales tax? Use of sales tax.
Sales Tax for Whole.
''1f you have voted in favor Of re-
lation to particular businesses do you
favor replacing the revenues of $780,
100000 by Cd use of sales tax in ad
dition to increased income tax on cor
bring in the whole amount? Use of a
sales tax to bring in the whole
amount?
''If you have voted in favor of repeal
of the war excise taxes on transporta-
tion and communication do you favor
6a ~f
by % use of sales tax in addition
to increased income tax on corpora
tions. or (2) use of a sales tax to
bring in the whole amount? Use of a
sales tax to bring in the whole
amount?
IF you have voted in favor of repeal
OF war excise taxes levied in relation
to particular businesses. and also in
favor of repeal of wAr excise taxes on
transportation and communication. do
You favor replacing the <evenues of
$1,000. 100000 by % use of a sales tax
in addition to increased income tax on
corporations. or CD use 70 a sales tax
to bring in the whole amount? Use of
a sales tax to bring in the whole
amount?
IF you have voted in favor of a sales
tax do you favor Cd use of a tax on
retail sales and merchandise only. or
f2) use of sales tax on turnoverS
to bring in the whole amount? Use of
a sales tax on turnOVerS TO bring in
the whole amount?
'1f you have voted for the use of a
turnover tax. do you favor using a turn
over tax on ~ goods. merchandise and
wares. or (2) on all turnovers. Goods.
merchandise and wares?''
According to statistics presented, the
sales tax on goods. merchandise and
wares will bring in a revenue of approx
imately $1,100 .000.0 900. or about $780,
900. 900 less than that now being received
through the war excise taxes and the
excess profits tax.
Use of a sales tax on all turnovers
would bring in. according to estimates.
about $1,575. 900 900. which is considered
more than is needed.
The action taken by the Washington
chamber on this referendum is exactly
similar to that taken by the Detroit
Chamber of Commerce at recent meet
ing when the ballot was presented.
Henry C. Cole and Frank G. Wilkens
were elected directors of the chamber.
The following were elected members
r. o. Beckham. Wallace D. Blick,
Stephen Chaconas. Ralph A. Davis.
Adam H. Gaddis, B. ]. Hamm. Fred E.
Kissinger. William Tyler Page, Joseph
W. Pollock and Guy Stark Saffold. AL
bert Schulteis presided.