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Air Passenger Departure Tax
96.
In my 1983 Budget I introduced a new tax on passengers departing from Hong Kong by air. After two years the time has come to adjust the level of this fruitful tax in order to restore the per capita revenue yield in real terms. I propose to increase the current rate of $100 for an adult and $50 for a child to round figures of $120 and $60 respectively as from 1 April. I expect $90 million in additional revenue in 1985-86 from this measure.
Business Registration Fee
97.
fee.
My next proposal concerns the business registration The annual charge is currently $350, though small
businesses whose turnover does not exceed a certain limit are
exempted. By any standard this fee represents only a fractional percentage of normal business cost and, as I have mentioned before (48), for a variety of reasons many businesses in Hong Kong make little or no other contribution to the exchequer. I thus propose to raise the business registration fee to
to $500. This increase will take effect from 1 April 1985 and will generate an additional $55 million in 1985-86. I must add that the $100 levy to establish a Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund is wholly unrelated to revenue issues.
Fees and Charges
98.
I mentioned in last year's Budget Speech (49)
(49) that a computerised system had been established to provide assistance in the regular updating of all Government fees and charges.
(48) 1983 B.S., paragraph 106.
(49) 1984 B.S., paragraph 111.
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