Another significant advance is that Kunngtung and Kuangsi have agreed upon a programme of complete unification in stages; starting various Commissions, -but I think anyway we are moving in the vight direction. Illegal, extmordinary and invegular taxes. sind finaneiul mea sures have come into existence daring the whole course of civil warfare, covering more than a decade, Few of them are in the entegory of national taxes, but have been! imposed by militarists and provincial officials. We have inherited crude and unscientific fiscal system, but we cannot change it by one sweep of the ink brush, Systemati Revision "It ix necessary that there should be a systematic revision of taxes, following a clear-out demarcation between national, provincial and municipal taxes. "Then the system of Consolidated Taxes, which we instituted with regard to cigarettes, kerosine and flour, must replace the! confusion chrised' by irregularities and by the persistence of I'kin, "Every change means the breaking of rice-bowls and the destruction éf corrupt vested interests. 1 with the immediate handing over am not at all pessimistic as to our of the Customs Surtases. and the success, for those who are actually' Partial rendition of the salt tax.
Paying the consolidated taxes, under Hunan and Hupeh will almost sure-the system which we have institut-follow the lend of Canton in that ed, find that, in the long run, they Fespeet. pay less and yet the Government} 'Two commissions have recently receives. a' greater revenue. Tha bren mandated by the Government, in_my opinion, is the trend of ramely, the Budget Commission the Finance Reorganization Com- Min. and mediate financial reforms."—Kuo To the first, consisting of the important members of the Government and the six outstanding mil tary leaders, is entrusted the task of framing a budget, As through! the working of this Commission the responsible leaders. throughout the country will be enabled to part cipate in national financing and to) tke a part in the allocation of he paychologien! obstacles in the direction of financial unification will be overcome in a great measure.
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