Ottoman Diplomats
Letters from the Imperial Legation in Brussels (1849–1914)
Synopsis
Discussion à la Chambre des nouveaux impôts.
For about ten days, the Belgian House of Representatives debated on the plans for the new taxes, in order to cover the state’s deficit that was estimated by the liberal government at 22.000.000 francs. The Catholics denied this deficit, and accused the government of wanting to use the new taxes for continuing the School War against the Catholics. The members of the extreme left (the progressive liberals) also disapproved of the new taxes on consumption goods, and joined the right (the Catholics) in opposing the government. Etienne Carathéodory Effendi mentions the results of the stormy debates: the bills on the taxes on alcohol and tobacco passed, after having been amended first. The discussions would continue the week after. Thereafter, the Senate would have to vote for the bills on the taxes. Carathéodory remarks that the liberal majority was even more fragile in the Senate than in the House of Representatives. He presumes that the Frère-Orban government would win this battle, but remarks that the scission with the extreme left became larger by the day.
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| Series | HR.SYS-221-50 |
|---|---|
| Place | Brussels |
| Date | 28-07-1883 |
| Author | Etienne Carathéodory Effendi |
| Recipient | Aarifi Pacha |
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