The Washington times., 1937-04-01
COLLINS PLANS
.: TO BE STUDIED
IN HOUSE
Extent Of New Levies
to Meet Deficit Is
Outlined
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have to be convinced that all
of the taxes are necessary"
While Senator King and Sena-
tor Capper both said that it was
the concenSus that District resi-.
dents should pay some additional
taxes, the proposal in the House
does not meet with full favor,
For instance, both of the Sena.
tors lean towardraiSing any ad-
ditional revenue through an in
come or an inheritance tax, but
balk at several of the others.
King Opposes Plan
Senator King does not favor
q raise in the gasoline tax if
it can be avoided and believes
that the present system of tax
ing automobiles on their property
value is better than the proposed
weight tax. He said:
Automobiles in the District
of Columbia have become a nee
eSsity, rather than q luxury. 1
do not think they should be
heavily taxed. / favor a prop
erty tax instead Of q weight
tax.
"As to the other propositions,
such as increased licenses, ETC.,
will abide by my plan to leave
these matters of local control
entirely up to the District Com
miSSiOners and will attempt to
follow out their suggestion as
far as possible"
Senator Capper also interjected
another thought into the proposal
for increased taxes when he de.
clared that any increase in the
tax burden would add another
argument for pay increases OF
Government employees.
He referred to an editorial in
q newspaper calling attention to
the fact that the McCarren pay
bill is being held up in committee.
He said there was something to
the argument that If the Govern
ment is going to call upon private
industries to raise wages itShould
take care Of its own employees. He
said that undoubtedly the cost Of
living was rising steadily, and that
in the face of increases being
granted all over the country by
commercial organizations, the Gov
eminent certainly should do some
thing for its employees.
Spreads CONSERVATION
CONSERVATION spread through
out the city today as the full i'm
port Of the Collins tax program to
raise an additional IL million dol
lars during the next fiscal year,
introduced in the House late yes
terday, was realized.
Sponsored in the House by the
District appropriations Subcom-
mittee. the eight measures intro
duced yesterday and the other one
which is being prepared for intro
duction, are designed to spread
the local tax structure and to
meet the six million dollars deficit
which the city will face If the
appropriation bill is enacted as
recommended by the Subcommit-
tee..
Reaction on Capitol Hill was
slow to cryStalize, especially among
the personnel of the House District
Committee which has appointed q
subcommittee to study the local
tax Setup with view to bringing
about arrangements in the SyS-
tenn and a more equitable base in
view Of the anticipated deficit.
Representative Ambrose Ken
needy CD of Maryland. chairman
of this subcommittee, declined to
comment on the Collins proposals,
but said he will give them careful
study along with the other meas
ures for increasing local revenues
which already have been referred
to his group.
Four of the bills introduced yes.
terday for the appropriations sub
committee by Representative Ross
Collins CD of Mississippi, its
chairman, were dug up from the
results Of the fiscal relations study
made some years ago by the
Mapes committee, Of which Col
Inns was a member.
That which will directly strike
at nearly every household in the
city Is the proposed personal in.
come tax carrying the following
rates:
Up to $4,000 per cent.
$4,000 to $5,000-11a per cent.
$4,000 to $10,000-2 per cent.
$4,000 to 15,000-2h per cent.
$4,000 to 20,000-3 per cent.
$4,000 to $30,000-312 per cent.
$4,000 to $4,000 per cent.
Above $50,00O-5 per cent.
Exemptions under this tax would
be: For a single person or a mar
ried person not living with spouse,
$1,000; for a married person living