Word: chamberlaine
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...believe beer has been overtaxed," said the Chancellor. "But remission . . . would cost me [the Exchequer] £10,000,000 in the present year," he added firmly, refused to make the sacrifice. Finally Mr. Chamberlain left the British income tax alone, drank a glass of water, sat down amid cheers from his party...
...respect Chancellor Snowden erred conspicuously last year, overestimated by £18,000,000 the revenue from estate duties. To this error (resulting from the fact that an unusually small number of rich men died during the year) Chancellor Chamberlain alluded by making the only joke in his budget speech. "I am reminded," said he stroking his mustache, "of that story concerning the Peninsular War, the story of the General who saw his troops hesitate to charge and encouraged them by exclaiming, 'You don't want to live forever...
This joke the House of Commons received at first in dead silence. Suddenly, after a lapse of perhaps 45 seconds, the Englishmen, Scotsmen and Welshmen present saw the joke and roared. Chancellor Chamberlain, his stern features relaxing in a smile of pleasure, got down to business...
...bombshell of his speech he solemnly indicated Great Britain's determination that the Lausanne Conference next June shall finally cancel both Reparations and War Debts?thus leaving the U. S. taxpayer holding the entire bag. "After the deliberations at Lausanne," said Mr. Chamberlain, "I shall submit to Parliament whatever proposals may be necessary to give effect to the measures we have agreed to." He presented in his budget no figure for such payments, either by Britain to the U. S. or to Britain from the Continent. "The best course is to refrain from all conjectures," said he, "and treat...
...tariff side Chancellor Chamberlain of course reduced by not one inch or penny Great Britain's brand new tariff wall. The Chancellor announced a new duty on "foreign tea" of fourpence a pound, on "Empire tea," of twopence a pound. But tea-loving and beer-loving Englishmen had also expected Mr. Chamberlain to cut the beer...