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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1984

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MR SCOTT THEN MOVED THE TWO BILLS TO FOLLOW UP THE PROVISIONS OF THE TWO REVENUE PROTECTION ORDERS WHICH CAME INTO EFFECT TODAY. THEY PROVIDE THAT:

FIRST REGISTRATION TAX

A TAXI WILL PAY THE SAME FIRST REGISTRATION TAX AS A PRIVATE CAR, INSTEAD OF THE PRESENT FLAT 15 PER CENT OF COST INSURANCE AND FREIGHT VALUE. THESE ARE:-

(A) WHERE THE CIF VALUE OF THE TAXI DOES NOT

EXCEED $20 000

70%

(B) WHERE THE CIF VALUE OF THE TAXI EXCEEDS $20 000 BUT DOES NOT EXCEED $30 000

80%

90%

(C) WHERE THE CIF VALUE OF THE TAXI EXCEEDS

$30 000

VIRTUALLY ALL TAXIS FALL IN CATEGORY (C), BUT IT IS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE FOR ALL CATEGORIES.

ANNUAL LICENCE FEES

RECOGNIS ING THAT EACH TAXI COVERS MANY TIMES THE DISTANCE THAT THE AVERAGE PRIVATE CAR DOES, THE ANNUAL LICENCE FEE FOR TAXIS WILL BE SET HIGHER THAN FOR PRIVATE CARS, NAMELY DOUBLE. THIS REPLACES

THE NEW RATES ARE 1- THE PRESENT FLAT FEE OF $1 600 PER ANNUM.

(A) FOR A TAXI WHERE THE CYLINDER CAPACITY OF

THE ENGINE DOES NOT EXCEED 1 500 CUBIC CENTIMETRES

$4 600

(B) WHERE THE ENGINE EXCEEDS 1 500 C.C. BUT

DOES NOT EXCEED 2 500 C.C.

$6 800

(C) BETWEEN 2 500 AND 3 500 C.C.

$9 000

(D) BETWEEN 3 500 AND 4 500 C.C.

$11 200

E) OVER 4 500 c.C.

$13 400

PRACTICALLY ALL TAXIS FALL IN CATEGORY (B), BUT IT IS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE FOR ALL CATEGORIES.

DIESEL ENGINE SURCHARGE

PRIVATE CARS WITH DIESEL ENGINES PAY AN ANNUAL SURCHARGE OF $1 000. TAX IS WITH DIESEL ENGINES WILL IN FUTURE PAY AN ANNUAL SURCHARGE OF $2 000.

THESE MEASURES WILL INCREASE THE COST OF OPERATING A TAXI BY ABOUT SEVEN PER CENT.

DEBATE ON THE BILLS WAS ADJOURNED TILL JANUARY 25.

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