CO129-597-1 Estimates 1948 15-11-1946 - 12-6-1948 — Page 52

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including the possibility of increasing the standard

rate of taxation under the new Earnings and Profits

tax.

3. Expenditure.

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(a) Paragraph 14 of the despatch. $24,000,000 is provided under Head 20 Sub-head 24, for Cost of Living allowances etc., and that provision includes $5,000,000 to cover any increases in salaries which may be recommended by the Salaries

is reasonable to suppose that that parrown will be required in Commission, Since the Estimates were prepared, however,

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increases in the cost of living and special allowances have

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been approved (your letter

increases

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and these/will cost $3,750,000. Unless, therefore, revenue

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exceeds the estimate there may be a deficit, but it appears from para. 33 of the despatch that revenue has been

estimated on a conservative basis, so that it is quite shul

possible that, in spite of the additional expenditure of that will be required under this Head

$3,750,000, there may st be a surplus at the end of the

yet

year. In approving the Estimates, we shall de se on the

stipulate that

further,

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ling that no expenditure will be incurred from the

the 5.455

$5 millions without prior approval.

(b)

Paragraph 15 of the despatch.

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Paragraph 16 of the despatch. We have not yet succeeded

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