The proposed schedule of rates, taxes, dues and fees for 1998 was submitted to a meeting of the Finance Committee on March 7. In this connection the Treasurer and Controller reported that no reference had been made in the proposed schedule to the imposition of a 10 per cent. surcharge on all licence and permit fees, such as had been in operation in the French Concession since January 1, 1988. He observed that this question received consideration by the Finance Committee at its meeting on December 24 1937, when it was recommended that the Surtax could not legally be imposed until the authority of tained,; 7 the Ratepayers had first been obs
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