CO129-363 - Public Offices & Others - 1909 — Page 147

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I have the honour to enclose herewith a memorandum

which has been drawn up by the Commercial Attaché on

the subject of the proposed alterations in the Sugar

Consumption Tax and of the suggested arrangement where-

by the Formosan Authorities while enforcing the Consump-

tion Tax Law in Formosa in a proper manner will con-

trive to not throw the industry back.

Up to the present it would appear that in order

to protect the industry the Formosan Authorities have

passed sugar above No.8 Dutch Standard in colour as

under No.8 for consumption tax purposes, thus giving

the Formosan producers an unfair advantage of Y.2.50

per 100 kin.

This will now be done away with, should the pro-

posals put forward in the Press become law, but to

mitigate the loss the Government will reduce the

consumption tax and at the same time grant a subsidy

E. Grey, Bart., M.P.

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