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General Sales Tax Asked

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WASHINGTON--The National Association of Manufactures today proposed that Congress help finance the war by imposing a flat eight per cent, general sales tax on all merchandise.

The recommendation was among several revenue-raising steps presented to the tax-making House Ways and Means Committee in hearings on the Administration's $7,600,000,000 tax program.

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