CO129-582-7 Taxation 6-6-1939 - 5-2-1940 — Page 39

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At the moment I suggest be shouls

Confine murselves to considering the form

Jundertaking, if any.

the forumor

Showed be Empowered to give. _ see !!g

22.

which summarises the alternatives

suggested in A 121.

2. It must be tore in mind that income

3.

the homo

to provide funds for a separate Defence Budget, devoted (a) totocal Military, haval rais requirements (t) $

A

this

a Defence contribution Bothly in the lek. Perhaps we right to discuss particularly

in View

this sys' note

hat not bedded inclined to the view that

on 21.

as the essence

من

Wthe perposals is that there is a spontaneous

desive in Strughing to contribute towardo

the Lost f

try

the war

We

should not

to impose our views too strongly to

to the form the taxation Shred take.

We have only expressed in

2x pressed on preference

for Income Tax, hat if

Stiruch spainst it.

local feeling is

I'm not sure

Whetwas

the fovernor should try to mercome it byany form of pledge. Such pledges

k

way of coming home to roove,

محمد

have

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