The Archive · 1935

Tax Readjustment Conference

Assembly Asked to Act on Adopted Measures The Stamp, Tobacco, and Wine Tax Readjustment Conference, which was opened last Thursday under the auspices of the Internal Revenue Administration of the Ministry of Finance, concluded with a brief ceremony at the Central Bank on Monday morning. The sessions were attended by directors and deputy directors of the provincial stamp, tobacco, and wine tax bureaux in Kiangsu, Chekiang, Anhwei, Kiangsi, Fukien," Hunan, Hupeh, - Shantung, Honan, and Hopet. address to the assembly, Dr. H.W. Kung, Minister of Finance, sated that the income of the govern: ment is derived from taxes and the heads of the various tax. bureaux should exert their efforts to introduce improvements and stamp. out corruption with a view to increasing the Government revenue, He expressed the hope that they would perform their duties faithfully and act on the various measures adopted at the conference, such as the prevention of abuses and readjustment of methods fof collection. Me also stated that Gen. Chiang Kai-shek had paid attention to the conference. Those found guilty of abuses would be punished, he said,

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