Mr. Brown. 
Mr. Jones. 
Income 
£200 
£200 
Direct Taxes 
. Identical 
Indirect Taxes— 
On 1J pints of beer a 
day for 365 days 
£ 
Nil 
On 1 bottle of whisky a 
week for 52 weeks ... 
£ 
Nil 
On 2 ozs. of tobacco a 
week 
£ 
Nil 
Hitherto I have been doing all the statistical work for my 
readers. Unfortunately, I have not the data at hand to give 
Mr. Brown’s total contribution to H.M. Revenue, but £10 per 
annum would certainly be below the mark. 
Let us suppose that each man pays £2 10s. Income-tax 
and £2 10s. other indirect taxes on tea, coffee, cocoa, currants, 
raisins, sugar, etc. Our sum will then stand thus— 
Mr. Brown. Mr. Jones. 
Income-tax 
£2 
10 
0 
£2 
10 
0 
Indirect Taxes— 
Tea, Currants, 
etc. 
2 
10 
0 
2 
10 
0 
Beer, Tobacco, 
etc. 
10 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Total Taxes 
paid 
£15 
0 
0 
£5 
0 
0 
* 
Now, in the course of the year preceding the war Mr. 
Jones saved £100. This is represented by— 
Saved at his own expense £90 0 0 
Saved at Government’s 10 0 0 
£100 0 0 
Primarily the above supposititious case proves the injustice of 
Indirect Taxation, and what we have to establish is whether 
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