"Ta Tao" City Government Imposes Levies on Daily Necessities; List Given Although a Japanese spokesman disclaimed any official knowledge of the collection of levies around Shanghai, "consumption taxes" are being imposed by the finance bureau of the Ta Tao City Government on at least 38 kinds of articles ineludins such daily necessities as rice anc vegetables.
The spokesman said in a "privat capacity" that if these taxes were being collected, they should no technically speaking, be regarded r likin. It was pointed out that th Pootung regime had to have funds carry on its work, but was not in position to collect the usual taxes. 7 would seem, therefore, that this we a desirable means to raise revenue he explained, adding that no government could exist without taxes.
In addition to the "consumption taxes," sixteen kinds of main levies have been listed by the Ta Tao finance bureau in an official bulletin writ-
^n in the Japanese language. Some of these taxes, including the business tax, land tax, house tax and butchery tax, are being collected, others, due to circumstances, could not be enforced, among these being the pony-racing tax.
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