6 MAY 1922, page 1

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The Estimated Revenue For 1922-23 Was £956,600,000, Of...

was special revenue. The Chancellor said that ho contemplated a falling revenue, because the people's savings were exhausted. He anticipated a decline of £46,343,000 in Customs......

Customs And Excise Had Yielded £1,343,000 More Than The...

The beer duty, of which the Labour Party complains bitterly, brought in £2,000,000 more than was anticipated. So did the duties on tobacco, sugar and tea. On the other hand, the......

The Chancellor Went On To Say That The Expenditure On

Supply Services for 1922-23 would be £546,500,000—£460,000,000 for ordinary services, £61,500,000 for special services and £25,000,000 for contingencies. The revenue, and......

News Of The Week.

IR ROBERT HORNE introduced his Budget on Monday. 10 It delivered certain goods which were long overdue, but the Government can be given no credit for doing what was at once......

The Expenditure Was Fortunately Below The Estimate. By...

Bills at lower rates the Government saved £11,000,000. The Supply Services cost £69,000,000 less than was expected, but there was unforeseen expenditure on unem- ployment......

The Chancellor Digressed From His Main Topic To...

against the hard-pressed landowners who have transferred their estates to limited companies. He announced also that land and house property would be reassessed for Schedule A of......