Sir John announced the abolition of the medicine stamps duty, and a reduction in the theatre entertainments duty.
He also announced a duty on films and plates manufactured in Great Britain equivalent to 2d. on the popular roll films, giving an estimated revenue of £800,000 this year, and £1,000,000 in the full year, He declared amid loud cheering that there would be no increase in the income tax standard The cheers ceased when eller announced that the more
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