Plans for settling demobilized Jewish soldiers after the war were discussed today at a conference between Histadruth leaders and Prof. Robert Pears, Labor advisor to the British Minister of State for the Middle East, who is visiting Palestine. The problem of transferring workers from war-time to peace-time employment was also taken up.
Important negotiations have been going on here during the past few days between the Financial Secretary of the Palestine Government and representatives of the various municipalities and economic and trade organizations. The Hebrew press hints that the discussions concern the government’s plan to increase taxation in view of the deficit, which was $6,500,000 as of Iast Nov. 30, according to an official announcement made today. Last February the Palestine Administration introduced a new series of taxes and an increase in the income tax rate. It was explained at that time by a government spokesman that the increase were necessitated by the then current budget deficit of $4,500,000.
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