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against the introduction of separate tax- ation for married couples and the very idea of a general sales tax. This year Sir, forgive me for not elaborating on these three themes except to say that my views have not changed. The actual surplus for 1986/87 turned out to be $3.9 billion for the General Revenue account, and $5.9 billion for the Consolidated account, instead of revised
estimates of $3.1 billion and $4.9 billion respectively. For 1987/88, it looks likely
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that the surplus figures might exceed $10 billion instead of the revised estimates of $6.1 billion and $7.6 billion for the General Revenue and Consolidated Accounts respectively.
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I welcome the introduction
of a Working Wives allowance, but regret that apparently the Financial Secretary has already conceded defeat when he said that he was prepared to consider further how sep- arate taxation for working wives might best be introduced'. I submit that, and I suggest that a working spouse allowance is simpler and more equitable scheme, as I insist on not only the sanctity of the family, but also the socially more equitable arrangement reg- arding the household, not, the individual, as the tax unit. After all, married life is a life of sharing, with love shared, joys and sorrows shared, expenses shared, why should income not be regarded as shared?
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Now,
without going into details may I simply
refer you, Sir, and my honourable colleagues
Van
Sung Yan wing
to an article written by Dr. Sung Yo
which appeared in the 133rd issue, 1988 of
the Hong Kong Economic Journal Monthly,
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