Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-04
Income Levy
Step-Up Held
Only Stopeop
BY ALEX r. PRESTON
Star stan Correspondent

RICHMOND, Feb. 4.-The
subject of taxes seems to over.
shadow the thinking of the Gen-
eral Assembly now that the first
phase of the segregation issue
a resolution Of interposition-is
out of the way.
Before recessing for the week
end yesterday. both branches OF
the Legislature received resolu-
tions calling for a study OF the
sales tax. A similar study was
made about seven years ago.
1t. Gov. A. e. s. Stephens in
dorsed Gov. Stanley's tax ac-
CELEBRATION program which al-
already has passed the House of
Delegates, but termed it merely
"a stopgap simply to postpone
the fateful day Of the sales tax"
And the Arlington delegation
in the House sponsored a bill to
give that county's governing
body discretion in setting dead
lines for payment of local taxes.
Sales Tax Gains Impetus
The retail sales tax gained i'm
petus yesterday when the study
resolution in the House included
as sponsors four members Of the
Appropriations Committee. in
GLIDING Chairman Howard H.
Adams. 1t calls for q report by
December /. 1857. by the Virginia
Advisory Legislative Council.
A similar resolution was intro
duced in the Senate by William
B. Spong of Portsmouth.
The Governors one-sfot plan
is designed to raise an extra $4S.5
million in the next fiscal year.
His program for the next two
years for capital outlays amounts
to $50 million.
Under the plan, personal in
come taxes will be paid by De-
cember Of this year and then
again-for the whole yearly
May /, 1857. This will place col
lections for two full years within
one fiscal year ending June 80.
1857.
Arlington Action Asked
At the local level. Harrison
Mann was joined by the rest Of
the Arlington delegation on q
bill giving his County Board dis
erection in changing the personal
property and real estate tax
headlines. In 1854, the real estate
|deadline was set at August IS
while personal property levies re-
manned payable at December 5.
along with the State income tax.
Mr.. Mann said one benefit
would be that the County Board
could stasger payment dates of
the two locally collected taxes to
avoid too much hardship on citi-
zens.
Other developments yesterday
Included:
A move to get an additional 81
million to meet budgetary re-
quests by transferring the States
holding in the Richmond. Fred
Iericksburg & Potomac Railroad
to the retirement fund. The Sc
Icurities would release an equal
sum from the fund to be used for
other needs. Delegate Fred Pol
lard. of Richmond, was Joined
by 10 others In sponsoring the
bill.
Milk Maneuver Fails
Arlington Senator Charles r.
Fenwick yesterday failed in a
new attempt to eliminate the
State Milk Commissions re-
tail price fixing power.
The first Of the big truck tax
measures reached the Senate.
This was a bill by Senator
Charles T. Moses of Appomattox
to increase from 6 to 8 cents a
gallon the fuel tax on trucks of
more than two axles. A COM
Ipanion bill, designed to bring in
an extra $2.4 million a year.
would also up the gross weight
limit from $4,000 to $500
pounds.
The Senate gave IS to ii APP
proval to the administrations UNI
employment compensation bill
that would deny UCC BENEFITS to
unemployed workers drawing
guaranteed layoff pay under such
contracts as those negotiated
elsewhere with the automobile
workers union. The bill also
would increase maximum UCC
benefits from $24 to $28 a week
and the maximum eligibility
period for drawing the payments
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