WILINA OLJAL, PRONUARI 20, 1917
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UNDER THE FOURTH CONCESSION, THE ESTATE DUTY FREE LIMIT OF $5,000 ON GIFTS AND INTER VIVOS MADE LESS THAN THREE YEARS BEFORE DEATH (OR ONE YEAR IN THE CASE OF CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS) IS TO BE RAISED TO $50,000 IN RESPECT OF PERSONS DYING ON OR AFTER APRIL 1, 1979.
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT HE INTENDED TO INTRODUCE AN AMENDING BILL SHORTLY TO TIGHTEN EXISTING LEGISLATION RELATING TO ESTATE DUTY INVOLVING CONTROLLED COMPANIES.
MR. HADDON-CAVE DID NOT PROPOSE ANY CHANGE IN THE GENERAL TAX RATE, NOR DID HE PROPOSE REVISIONS IN THE DUTY ON LIQUOR, TOBACCO AND HYDROCARBON OILS AT THIS TIME.
SIMILARLY, HE CONSIDERED THAT THE YIELDS FROM STAMP DUTIES AND FROM TAXES ON BETS AND SWEEPS AND ENTERTAINMENT WERE SUCH AS NOT TO REQUIRE ANY INCREASES AT THIS TIME.
MR. HADDON-CAVE SAID THE TOTAL COST OF THE FOUR CONCESSIONS WOULD AMOUNT TO $79.7 MILLION IN 1979-80, OR $47.7 MILLION IN A FULL YEAR.
EDUCATION TO GET $2,196 MILLION
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THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON. PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, HAS BUDGETTED $2,196 MILLION ON ÉDUCATION IN THE COMING FINANCIAL YEAR, REPRESENTING 17.6 PER CENT OF THE YEAR'S TOTAL EXPENDITURE.
SPEAKING ON HIS ANNUAL BUDGET IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY SAID PROVISION HAVE BEEN MADE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 11,565 NEW PRIMARY SCHOOL PLACES IN DEVELOPING AREAS IN 1979-80 TO BE OFFSET BY A REDUCTION OF EXISTING PLACES IN AREAS OF OVER-PROVISION.
+NEW PRIMARY SCHOOLS WILL CONTINUE TO BE BUILT, WHEREVER POSSIBLE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES- NINE SUCH SCHOOLS ARE EXPECTED TO OPEN IN 1979-80,+ HE SA ID.
ON SPECIAL EDUCATION, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY SAID THE COMING YEAR WOULD SEE A CONTINUED EXPANSION IN THE NUMBER OF PLACES FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN IN GOVERNMENT AND AIDED SCHOOLS A FURTHER 2,383 PLACES WOULD BE PROVIDED IN SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND 1,810 PLACES IN SPECIAL CLASSES IN ORDINARY SCHOOLS, AS PART OF THE OVERALL PLAN FOR REHABILITATION AS SET OUT IN THE 1977 WHITE PAPER ON INTEGRATING THE DISABLED INTO THE COMMUNITY: A UNITED EFFORT. +
+ IN ORDER TO IMPROVE SERVICES AND TO INTEGRATE THE WORK OF ALL DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED IN THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, THE GOVERNMENT, WITH THE ADVICE OF THE REHABILITATION DEVELOPMENT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, HAS BEEN REVIEWING THE MANAGEMENT AND STAFFING OF SPECIAL SCHOOLS, HE SAID.
*THE DRAFT ESTIMATES PROVIDE FUNDS TO ENABLE CERTAIN PROPOSALS, IN THE FORM OF REVISIONS TO THE RELEVANT CODES OF AID, TO COME INTO EFFECT IN APRIL 1979, + HE ADDED.
/ON JUNIOR