With regard to the luxury tax, stamps were issued to merchants and shopkeepers on December 1 for Mixing to luxuries as they were Sold, but owing to the continued opposition of the Chamber of Comgmeree and other business men and direct petitions to the Generalissimo, the collection of the money from the tax has been indefinitely post-pon Later.
It is announced by the Waichiaopu that the Premier, Mr, Pan Fu, declared that "out of consideration for the general public and anxiety to comply with the wishes of the local merchants, the proposed luxury taxe have been! postponed pending complete revision of the regulations."—Router.
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