REVENUE
DETAILS OF REVENUE.
Estimate, 1946-1947.
Estimate, 1947-1948.
1.-DUTIES.
$
$
Import Duty on Liquor .....
4,000,000
6.000.000
(1)
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Hydrocarbon Oils
3,500,000
3,000,000
DJ
Perfumed Spirits
50,000
Tobacco
7,500,000
200,000 23,000,000
(1)
Duty on locally manufactured liquor
1,000,000
2,500,000 (1)
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Proprietary Medicines and Toilet Preparations
2,000,000
3,000,000
(3)
Table Waters
150,000
200,000 (4)
Total
18,200,000
37,900,000
2. ASSESSED TAXES.
Assessed Taxes (Rates) Hong Kong
Kowloon
4,000,000
4,350,000 (5)
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1,740,000
2,150,000
(5)
N.T. North
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6,000
6,000
South
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4,000
4,000
Total
5,750,000
6,510,000
3.—INTERNAL REVENUE.
Bets and Sweeps Tax
300,000
1,250,000
(6)
Dance Halls Tax
200,000
(7)
Earnings and Profits Tax
16,000,000
(7)
Entertainment Tax
2,500,000
3,000,000
Estate Duty
1,200,000
2,500,000 (9)
Meals and Liquors Tax
3,000,000 (7)
Stamp Duties
3,000,000
4,000,000 (7)
Total
7,000,000
29,950,000
4.-LICENCES, FINES & FORFEITURES.
(A) LICENCES.
Air Services
100
1,200
(10)
Arms
1,600
13,000
(11)
Auctioneers
2,000
1,800
(2)
Billiard Table
1,500
5,400 (12)
Boat
100,000
165,000
(12)
Chinese Boarding House
8,000
12,000
(11)
Chinese Passenger Ship
100
(13)
Chinese Undertakers
1,000
12,000 (11)
Companies Local, Registers
1,500
1,500
Dance Halls
1,500
12,000
(12)
Dangerous Goods
6,000
6,000
Dogs
10,000
35,000
(12)
Eating Houses & Restaurants
15,000
50,000
(12)
Emigration Passage Broker
500
1,200 (11)
Ferries
Fishing Stake & Station
200,000
434,000
(14)
100
500
(12)
Game
Hawker
Junk
Forestry N. T.
Hydrocarbon Oils
Liquor
Marriage
Massage
Miscellaneous
6,000
6,000
1,000
6,000 (11)
60,000
90,000
(11)
5,100
13,500 (11)
42,000
50,000
400,000
500,000
(11)
Marine Store Dealer
9,000
25,000 (12)
7,000
8,000 (11)
2,000
(15)
Money Changers
500 10,000
2,000 (16) 90,000 (12)
Carried forward
889,500
1,543,100
(1) Increased duty.
(2) Previously overestimated.
(3) Previously underestimated. (4) Increased consumption.
(5) Higher valuations.
(6) Increased tax.
(7) New tax.
(8) Increased prices.
(9) Includes arrears. (10) Increased travel. (11) Increased demand.
(12) Increased fees.
(13) None anticipated.
(14) For twelve months.
(15) Previously included under Miscellaneous.
(16) Variable.
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