XN000022-1978-03-29 — Page 32

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1978

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SHE POINTED OUT THAT MANY YOUNG PEOPLE WHO INDULGE IN GAMBLING ARE THE SOCIALLY VULNERABLE ONES AND THE GOVERNMENT MIGHT NEED TO SPEND A LOT ON SOCIAL WELFARE AND LAW AND ORDER AS A RESULT OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS ARISING FROM GAMBLING ACTIVITIES.

+THE TIME HAS COME FOR GOVERNMENT TO LOOK CAREFULLY INTO THE MATTER AND DO SOMETHING TO STOP ANY FURTHER EXPANSION OF GAMBLING ACTIVITIES,+ SHE SAID,

SHE WAS ALSO DISAPPOINTED THAT TAX ALLOWANCES FOR DEPENDENT PARENTS AND WORKING WIVES WERE NOT INTRODUCED,

AND SUGGESTED THAT LARGER ALLOWANCES OR A LOWER RATE OF TAXATION, SUCH AS 2 PER CENT, ON THE FIRST $10,000 NET TAXABLE INCOME, BE CONSIDERED.

+TAX ALLOWANCES IN THESE AREAS WOULD HAVE SIGNIFICANT SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS IN STRENGTHENING COHESION BETWEEN FAMILY MEMBERS,+ SHE STRESSED.

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