court New Office Established on Chinese Bar's Demand for Jessfield Road Rendition Advertising companies who refuse to pay the new tax levied by the municipality on posters and Ihandbills displayed outside the Settlement are not being allowed to} carry on their work, it was learned on Posters of non-red paint by tax offelas.
aint by tax In accordance with the establishment of ai ing Fee Collectting Office by the Public Utility Bureau of the Municips Greater Shanghai on May 17% firms not meeting the demand. for taxes will be enjoined from doing} business. A new office has been} Jopened at the 6th District Police /Station, Sessfield Road.
Tax rates, while not yet permanently decided upon, will be about the same as those of the ettlement. It has not yet been a1 nounced as to whether there will be fany difference between Chinese and foreign companies in computing tax rates 'While "taxes. previously had been! declared on advertising matter on Vu Yuen Road, Jessfield Road, and other roads of the western district, only little success attended the off cials' attempts to collect until the recent establishment of the colleen tor's office. It is reported that all the foreign companies have acjquiesced to the demands of the tax collector and many of the Chinese companies have also agreed to payment.
the Municipal Government's decision to take over the collection lof taxes, a former middle man known as the "tax farmer" has been Jexcluded from the profits. Hitherto for a certain sum, the government] Would sell the rights to taxes to the fax farmer," who would in tura Jdemand whatever taxes he saw fit to ask from the advertising companies. Now the firms pay" direct the government amounts which fare definitely agreed upon by the government and those taxed.
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