CO129-582-7 Taxation 6-6-1939 - 5-2-1940 — Page 2

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Ref. 3. — Irs of further

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of. Huschen & of bhambers of

the Inland Rev. Den- in India,

report.

I attach a note summarising the Committee's

But

At the present moment the Colony's financial

position remains comparatively easy, revenue having

increased owing to the increase in population.

expenditure is being increased by the same cause

(particularly since a large portion of this added

population consists of refugees for whom relief

provision has had to be made), and moreover there is

no assurance that the present artificial financial

conditions will be maintained when the Sino-Japanese

hostilities have ceased. The Governor also draws

attention to the growing calls of social services and

defence expenditure, and present sources of revenue

are fairly restricted and not very flexible. In the

circumstances,