The Jewish National Council of Palestine today submitted to the Palestine Government a memorandum setting forth the objections of the Jewish population here to the increased taxation which both Jews and Arabs consider detrimental to the economic development of the country.
The memorandum points out that the burden of taxation falls primarily upon the Jews who pay seventy-five percent of the total income tax. It emphasizes that “it is inconceivable to burden the population with new taxes in order to release the British Government from participation in meeting the budget of the Palestine administration.” It also complains that while the Palestine Government derives three-quarters of its income from taxes paid by Jews, the bulk of the Palestine budget is not being spent for undertakings beneficial to Jews.
The Jewish Agency today announced that it objects to the proposed increase in taxes suggested by the Palestine Government in their present form. The Agency urges that the proposed taxation be amended so as “to obviate any adverse effect on the Jewish economy and ensure an equitable distribution of the fiscal burden among the various sections of the Palestine population.”
Jewish and Arab property owners held a joint conference here and decided to send a delegation to the Palestine Government to plead against the proposed increase in income tax.
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