Evening star., 1932-12-07
Sales Tax and
New Pay Cut
Asked.
BEER REVENUE
NOT MENTIONED
Building Program to
Be Curbed to
Make Saving.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The Government budget for
The fiscal year 1884, drastically re-
duced as compared with appro-
priations for the present fiscal
year, was sent to Congress today
BY President Hoover.
The budget message OF the
President, following out the prom
ises of his annual message which
was presented to Congress yes
terday, called for general 2A
per cent manufacturers excise
tax and an II per cent reduction
IN salaries paid civilian employees,
with an exemption of the first
$1,000, and a continuation of the
present "furlough system"
The total net reduction in the
budget as compared to the appro-
priations for the present fiscal
year was estimated by the Presi-
dent at $58O,OO0,0O0. He proposed
appropriations of $4,218,808,3 ,344,
with net expenditures from the
Treasury of $3,256,354, 300. The
estimate of receipts under existing
tax laws for the fiscal year 1884
was $2,949,162,713. The deficit at
the close of the year, June 80,
1894, would therefore amount to
$307, ,192,l87, unless additional
revenue be found.
Ask for Sales Tax.
To meet this situation and to make
It possible to balance the Governments
budget, the President recommended to
Congress that there be continuation Of
the Federal tax on gasoline, which is
effective only until June 30, 1898, which
would produce about si37 900 900 addi-
tional revenue;
That the manufacturers excise tax
now imposed on certain articles be ex-
tended and in part replaced by q gen.
eral uniform tax. excluding food, of 2A
per cent, raising about $355, 900 900
mere revenue.
Unless the Presidents recommended
lions for continuation of the furlough
system and the added IL per cent pay
cut are adopted, the deficit at the end
of the fiscal year 1884 would be still
greater than the S307 1872, 1877 he men
toned as the probable deficit If his
appropriation program be adhered to.
The changes in the tax laws sug-
gested by the President would bring in
an additional S492, 100000 revenue,
making it possible to balance the bud
get and to avoid a further increase In
the public debt during the fiscal year
1894.
In the Presidents plans for a bal
snced budget appeared no mention of
the legalization of beer and revenue to
be derived therefrom. 1t has not
entered into the calculations of the
President and the Treasury Depart
ment Nor does the President make
any recomme ndation that such course
be followed, Notwithstanding the clamor
raised in many quarters for beer and
the announced intention of the Demo-
Gratis to seek its legalization and taxa
ton at the present short session of
Congress
While the annual report of the Sec
retary of the Treasury, Ogden Mills
reveals the fact that in estimating ex-
penditures and receipts the admins
tration has counted on the regular pay
ments of the foreign debtor nations to
the United States, President Hoover In
his budget message did not discuss the
debts. .
An important part Of the President
economy recommendations is that deal.
ing with expenditures for veterans. HI
not only makes no suggestion that tht
bonus be paid now to the veterans, bu
he proposes that some of the benefit.
extended to the veterans under exist.
ing law be eliminated. The total say
ings to the Government made in thi!
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