Evening star., 1941-08-28
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in the revenue bill for new pen
sion schedule which would provide
$50 monthly for persons over so. He
also protested against the commit
tees increase in the schedule Of wine
taxes.
The House increased the taxes
about 33Hs per cent Senator
Downey told reporters. /" but the
committee increase would amount to
almost 100 per cent. That would be
very serious blow to California
grape growers"
The task OF finding new revenue
sources was assigned to the subcom-
mittee last night after the full COM
mittee had shaved about $40. 900 900
of the bill by dropping the follow
ing: The special 10 per cent tax on
ings do not reach the excess profits
level. $53,000,000: eliminating soft
drinks. s22 100000. and striking out
the special House levies on billboards
and radio time sales.
Radio Tax Opposed.
The radio time tax would have
raised $4,000, 900 net, and the bill
board tax about sl,700 900, but they
met stron eopposition AS an initial
move to tax advertising.
In announcing elimination of the
extra tax on radio time sales, Chair
man George said the committee
is having a further study made to
determine whether a franchise tax
could be levied on broadcasting sta
tions. He said that while it was
the hope Of a ma jority OF the COM
mittee that a tax can be worked
out OIL some different basis. he was
not certain it could be done before
the pending bill goes to the Senate.
In the early stages of its denbera-
tions the Senate committee boosted
the total Of the House bill from
1926, zoe, 900 to about So .593. 700 900,
an increase Of more than 1857 .OOO,-
00O
Most of this increase, however,
1908 900 ,O00-resulted from lowering
the personal exemptions on indi-
vidual income tax from $4,000 to
81 500 for married persons and from
$500 to $3.50 for single persons.
Total Reduced by Changes.
In series Of votes yesterday they
brought the total down to approx
mately $500. .0000 900. The largest
loss yesterday came from elimina :
ton OF the special 10 per cent tax
the House sought to collect from
corporations on income above the
average for the base period from
1886. to 1889. but which was still be-
low the level that would be reached
by the excess profits tax. This
change took $50 900 900 OF the bill
Dropping Of the tax on soft drinks
eliminated another $22, 500 900. II
was estimated that the yield from
500 1000 gross, but only $500 900 net
after allowing for the deduction from
other taxes
The committee. considered q long
list of House excise rates late yester-
day, with the following results:
Accepted q IS annual use tax or
automobiles approved by the House
The House increase from IL to Is
cents i'll the tax on playing cards
Welding 100000, was approved
without change.
The 10 per cent House levy on
sporting goods was approved with
one change, exempting flshermen's
artificial lures, balls and flies. With.
out the exemption the yield was fig-
ured at $8,500,0O0. which will be
reduced only slightly by the change
Luggage Tax Kept.
The 10 per cent House rate or
luggage was retained. with an esti-
mated yield of $4,000, 600.
The 10 per cent House tax or
electrical appliances was retained
and extended to appliances operated