This is being
I attach a
copy of
the Report of the Taxation Committees which rendney
with him. The relevant pages of the
hought Report are
I and
4 to 8.
Mr Pudrey is preparing a revised draft of
the War Revenue Ordinance 1981
to incorporate
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amendments that are desirable in present inditions. He will begin detailed discussions mthe draft with mr Gilbert, of the Board of Inland Revenue,
In January.
commencing
ow
When these detailed discussions are completed
there will be a
further general discussion
in the Colonial office to consider the draft- At the same time, we can no it then stands. I an
Ordinance with staff consider further the appointment of
sather question coming the
Cenavelling, see Commissioner in Hong kong
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Mi Polimer's
minte.
A
doubt also
Deputy IJ.
requested in Nor
as regards rates of tax in the draft ormance I understand from Mr Rudney that
them
be proposes to defer consideration of t
until after his return to Hangtag, smice the
rate of tax can
be considered
only be
light of the budgetary
in the
with
position. I agree
Mr Palmer's suggested request to the Gomemor anthes point, however, as it is clearly desirable that
in conformity the rates should be revised.
with present day conditions, more especially the tax will now be of direct benefit to
revenues whereas the tax
1575
Stung
formerly
Kang designed to provide contributions toward UK.
expenditures.
Astor Pudrey is due to retum tot.k. in
a
WD. Sweaney
30/12/46
fortnight I am marking the file in red.