London, Sept. 11, The Association of British Cham bers of Commerce, after submitting questionnaire, to the Chambers ut Commerce throughout the country, has reached the conclusion that there is urgent need for a complet overhaul in national and local taxation, The local Chambers were unanimously of the opinion that the coun. try's expenditure was excessive and that the cumulative effect of taxa-was especially serious in time of industrial depression accompanied by a fall in price levels.
The Chambers suggested that economies should be effected, in the expenditure on labour exchanges, social services, rates of interest on the conversion of loans, education, police pay and pensions, and unemployment insurance, as well in the general cost of administra tion.
The Chambers expressed the opinion that the present rate penditure had a very serious on the export trade.—Reuter.
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