Nature of Modification.
(4) Exemptions refus ed.
Date
Petroleum Tax. (Straits)x
1907
profit.
Government Buildings let for x
(Straits).
1907
District Collections. (Straits.)
1907
Postal Agencies in China.
1908
(Hong Kong).
Protion of revenue equal to cost of Special Services. (Straits).
1908
93
Reasons for Refusal.
The tax was raised to meet
losses caused by new mode of raising opium revenue, but all new revenue is liable to assessment and changes in mode of raising revenus do not justify reduction of contribution,
Part of the revenue in
1895. Assessment on het receipts would involve reconsideration of percentages.
Hospital Charges and School Fees. 1909
(Straits).
Education Rate levied by Central
and paid to Education Board.
(Straits).
1909
Fresh taxation until such time as); 1911
revenue derived therefrom should exceed loss on opium revenue.
(Straits.)
Cost of preventive service
1911
instituted owing to Goverment Opium policy.
Increased expenditure on local
volunteers, prisoners of war &c. 1.0., Imperial or quasi Imperial services.
1916
(Straits).
Government Buildings let for
1921
profit.
(Hong Kong).
Part of the revenue in 1895
and exemption would involve reconsideration of percentage.
-do-
Though new it would defray
expenditure previously
charged upon general revenue and thus involve reconsideration of percentage.
(The Treasury view was that the revenue should be subjected to contribution like all new revenue. If the Colony became financially
( embarrassed the Treasury would
prefer to give a grant in-aid (see also under Petroleum Tax (above).
No revenue is earmarked
specially for such services
which are merely extensions of expenditure incurred in peace time.
(See also above).
ал
of
as ful
* See also paral 23 of the enclosure to .01 lotter No.
16/Abroad/276.1.) to the Treasury of 25.4.29.
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