The proclamation of the Nationalist Govarnment dated the 20th me sstantideclares that. (1) likin of " all descriptions; (2) all native euscoms duties whether within or without the 50 li radius of the open ports, or in the interior; (8) all princi miscellaneous. levi transit; (4). trans king (5) const. trade duty; duty on goods from one Chinese: port to another; (7) destination tux (lo. ticshni) though not strictly a transit duty—all the foregoing will totally abolished. Severe penalties are provided for any contravention of the law by collecting: any of the taxes after their abolition, Customs Tari Simultanoously. with the about of likin and other taxes, and to m Up for the loss of revenue which follow. us-wconsequente, the Nation. alist Government, asserting, China's Tight to tavifl autonomy, will in troduce a provisional Custom import tariff whereunder, besides the ox'st. ing five per cent. (6 per cent. duty, there will be collected an additional even and a halfper* cent, (7b per cent.) duty on ordinary. goods;_for luxuries, an additional duty of 15 or 25 per cent, accoriling. to classify tion; in the ense of alcoholic liquor and tobacco products, the additional duty will be 67) per cent, on an equitable basis the Govern mont will-also: put into operation: a Taw on" Excise Duty, whereby. arti-clos: manufactured within the country will be made to bear an excise duty corresponding to the increased import duty on similar articles admitted into China,
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