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This proposal should yield an additional $28 million.
The increase in
in toll as it affects buses
buses represents a tiny percentage of their operating costs; thus there should be no effect on passengers.
Vehicle and Driving Licences
105. My third proposal is to increase with immediate effect
the fees for the annual registration of motor vehicles, provisional and full driving licences and driving tests. This does not include licence fees for taxis, which were only increased in January this year.
106.
I am well aware of the burden laid on private motorists
in recent years and of the concern that has been loudly
expressed on their behalf. I thus propose an approximate
increase of 10% requiring
much rounding off. This is
considerably less than the rate of inflation since the last
review in 1983. For example, in the case of a small car of up to 1,500 cc the effect will be an increase from $2,300 to $2,500.
107.
The additional revenue yield for 1985-86 is estimated to be $67 million.
Passenger Embarkation Fees and Berthing Fees for Macau Ferry
Services
the
108.
My fourth and last specific proposal concerns passenger embarkation and berthing fees for Macau ferry services.
109.
During recent years the Government has invested
considerable additional resources in order to cope with the growth in passenger movements at the Macau ferry terminals. The revenue derived from passenger embarkation and berthing fees,
which have not been revised since 1975, is insufficient to recover operating costs let alone provide any return on our investment. It is not fair that the general taxpayer should
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