296
Revised estimate 1968-69
Estimate 1969-70
Difference
$M
SM
SM
Total Recurrent Revenue
1,950.5
2,072.7
+ 122.2
Internal Revenue (Estate and Excess
Stamp Duties)
27.0
18.0
9.0
Licences and Franchises (Taxi conces-
sions)
6.6
3.0
3.6
Fees of Court or Office (Repayment of
advances, loans)
7.6
3.7
3.9
Land Sales
51.4
55.2
+
3.8
World Refugee Year Grants
Contributions Towards Projects
7.5
19.0
+ 11.5
Colonial Development and Welfare Grants
Total Capital Revenue
100.1
98.9
1.2
Total Revenue
2,050.6
2,171.6
+ 121.0
HEAD 1-DUTIES
Estimate 1969-70
Revised estimate 1968-69
$345,500,000
334,000,000
333,300,000
320,681,015
Approved estimate 1968-69
Actual revenue 1967-68
The revised estimate for 1968-69 anticipates a net increase of $700,000 and the 1969-70 estimate a further increase of $11,500,000 over the approved 1968-69 total but estimates for individual subheads are less consistent. Some substantial increases are expected, in particular, from hydrocarbon oils duty, reflect- ing the increase in road traffic and the heavy demand for industrial fuel oils--the introduction of duty on liquified petroleum gas is also a contributing factor here. Intoxicating liquor imports registered a sub- stantial increase during the first half of 1968-69 and duties from this source also are expected to continue to increase in 1969-70. Tobacco duty receipts, on the other hand, are down on the 1968-69 estimate due to some decline in exports of locally manufactured cigarettes and variations in the stocks levels of duty paid tobacco leaf held by manufacturers. However, the 1969-70 estimate for this subhead anticipates a reversal in this trend and an increase of $3,000,000 on the revised 1968-69 figure. Locally manufactured liquor con- tinued its downward trend and no increase from this source is anticipated for 1969-70.
HEAD 2
—
- RATES
Estimate 1969-70
Revised estimate 1968-69 Approved estimate 1968-69
Actual revenue 1967-68
$300,000,000
297,000,000
300,200,000
280,467,373
Revenue from rates continues to expand but the 1968-69 collections are expected to fall short of that originally estimated by $3,200,000 due mainly to a slowing down in interim valuation work while the general revaluation of tenements for 1969-70 is in progress. There was also some loss of revenue as the result of agreed appeals which reduced the rateable values concerned below the figures used in the prepara- tion of the 1968-69 estimate. A small increase in revenue is expected for 1969-70 despite the fact that the general revaluation will result in numerous reductions in rateable values and that less interim valuation work may be coming forward in 1969-70.
HEAD 3 -- INTERNAL REVENUE
Estimate 1969-70
Revised estimate 1968-69 Approved estimate 1968-69
Actual revenue 1967-68
$726,900,000
680,100,000
628,300,000
628,440,069
The revised estimate for 1968-69 exceeds the original by $51,800,000 and the year 1969-70 is expected to yield a further increase of $46,800,000, after taking into account a reduction of revenue estimated at $9 million as a result of the proposal to abolish the excess stamp duty of 3% levied by section 6 of the Stamp Ordinance on first post-war conveyances of property. Earnings and Profits tax is the subhead largely responsible for these increases but useful contributions, particularly to the revised estimate increase, come from Stamp Duties and Motor Vehicles taxes.
Earnings and Profits tax revenue for 1968-69 was conservatively estimated, anticipating that the 1967 civil disturbances would adversely affect profits; but in general business for the year proved to have suffered very little. Significant increases in 1969-70 are expected from all taxes under this subhead