CO129-605-1 Annual Accounts- 1946-7 9-9-1948 - 14-3-1949 — Page 103

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COLONY OF

STATEMENT OF REVENUE IN THE YEAR 1946/47, UNDER HEADS

Heads and Sub-heads.

Estimated.

Actual.

Increase.

$

$

HONG KONG,

AND SUB-HEADS AS COMPARED WITH THE ESTIMATES

Decrease.

$

1.-DUTIES.

Import Duty on Liquor

4,000,000

2:

Hydrocarbon Oils

Perfumed Spirits

3,500,000

4,978,213.42

2,556,199.12

978,213.42

943,800.88

50,000

Tobacco

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7,500,000

232,808.62

20,724,440.24

182,808.62

18,224,440.24

Duty on locally manufactured Liquor

1,000,000

2,078,099.20

1,073,099.20

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Proprietary Medicines and Toilet

Preparations

2,000,000

Table Waters

150,000

$,425,545.82

205,780.88

1,425,545.82

55,780.88

Total

18,200,000

34,196,087.30

16,939,888.18

Increased duties and population.

Overestimated.

Greater demand and higher prices. Increased duty and population.

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Greater demand and higher prices.

Greater demand.

943,800.88

2. ASSESSED TAXES.

Assessed Taxes (Rates) Hong Kong

4,000,000

Kowloon

1,740,000

4,611,504.93

2,215,143.97

611,504.93

Higher valuations.

475,149.97

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N.T. North

6,000

1

72

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N.T. South

4,000

17

6,000.00

4,000,00

Rating not completed.

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Total

5,750,000

6,826,648.90

1,086,648.90

10,000.00

8. INTERNAL REVENUE.

Bets and Sweeps Tax

300,000

924,973.15

624,973.15

Entertainment Tax

Estate Duty

Meals & Liquor Tax

Stamp Duties

Total

2,500,000

1,200,000

8,000,000

3,171,651.53

2,733,404.28

782,986.49

4,514,237.26

071,651.53

1,538,404.28

782,986.49

1,514,237.26

7,000,000

12,127,252.71

5,127,252.71

Carried Forward

30,950,000

53,149,988.91

28,153,789.79

953,800.88

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Higher charges and attendances.

Explanatory Remarks.

Higher charges and bigger attendances.

Increased value of properties.

New measure.

Extra duty on property sales and high value of properties.

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