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FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1994

THE AWARE

SURVEY ALSO SHOWS THAT HALF OF INDIVIDUALS (50

AUTHORITY'S OF THE BROADCASTING

COMPLAINTS PROGRAMMES AND ADVERTISEMENTS AND THE OTHER HALF ARE NOT.

ARE

BOTH FACTS SUGGEST THAT MORE PUBLICITY ON THE HOURS AND THE COMPLAINTS HOTLINE IS NEEDED.

PER CENT) HOTLINE ON

FAMILY VIEWING

то MORE THAN 90 PER CENT OF INDIVIDUALS CONSIDER IT NECESSARY

PENALTIES BY THE RETAIN THE OPTION OF THE IMPOSITION OF FINANCIAL

PROGRAMME AND BROADCASTING AUTHORITY FOR BREACHES OF THE TELEVISION ADVERTISING STANDARDS.

TRADE DEPARTMENT TO REVISE FEES AND CHARGES

APPLICATION FEES FOR CERTAIN TRADE LICENCES, CERTIFICATES, RELATED DOCUMENTS AND SERVICES WILL BE REVISED AS FROM JUNE 30 UNDER THE

1994 AND EXPORT (FEES) (AMENDMENT) IMPORT TODAY (FRIDAY).

REGULATION

GAZETTED

EXPORTERS

WILL ALSO BE

IN PARALLEL, ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION FEES FOR NOTICES TO AND

DEPARTMENT ISSUED BY THE TRADE OTHER CIRCULARS REVISED, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT.

"IN LINE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION BY FINANCE BRANCH, 9.9 PER CENT INCREASE ON CURRENT FEES AND CHARGES WILL BE APPLIED.

A

"IN CERTAIN CASES, THE PROPOSED FEE LEVELS HAVE BEEN ROUNDED UP STAMP OR DOWN FOR CONVENIENCE OF COLLECTION OR FOR HARMONISATION WITH

P THE SPOKESMAN DENOMINATION AS SOME FEES ARE PAID BY AFFIXING STAMPS,

SAID.

"THE PERCENTAGE IS BASED ON THE GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION

EXPENDITURE DEFLATOR WHICH HAS BEEN WORKED OUT TO BE 9.9 PER CENT THIS

HE SAID.

YEAR,

LAST

YEAR,

THE

APPLIED

AN FULL

FROM "STARTING

HAS GOVERNMENT ESCALATING FACTOR TO THE FEES AND CHARGES FOR THOSE YEARS WHEN A COSTING EXERCISE IS NOT CARRIED OUT.'

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AS THE SPOKESMAN SAID MOST OF THE NEW FEES WOULD TAKE

AND REGISTRATION FEES FROM JUNE 30, EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN CERTIFICATES WHICH WOULD BE REVISED AT A LATER STAGE.

EFFECT

"THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD AND THE TRADE ADVISORY BOARD BEEN CONSULTED RESPECTIVELY,

HE SAID.

/THE NEW

HAVE