Tokyo, Apr. 24.
The Government has received a report from Washington that the United States' State Department has communicated with the Philippine Commonwealth relative to the representations made by Japanese Ambassador to Washington, Mr. Kensuke Horinouchi, and therefore is hopeful that some adjustment will be made on the immigration question, Mr. yakichiro Suma, the spokesman for the Foreign Office said here today.
A Japanese report from Manila shat the immigration quota bill will ye passed soon is a discouraging fac-vor, which the Government is unable luily to understand at present in the ight of Washington advices, Mr. Suma said, "Betrayal" Alleged Meanwhile, the "Nichi Nichi Shimbun" said the action of the Philippine Legislature in speeding up enactment of the bill limiting immigration to 500 persons a nation a year was a "betrayal" of the "com-mirment given by Secietary of State Cordell Hull". The newspaper said she action of the Legislature constituted "an unfriendly act toward Japan.'
Referring to representations made by Mr. Joseph Grew, the United States Ambassador te Tokyo, to Mr. Masayuki Tani, the Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, regarding inconveniences caused Americans by the sightening of the Japanese blockade a Tientsin, Mr. Suma said the matter would have to be referred to authori-sies on the spot before an answer could be given—United Press, can planes—United Press.
"With a surtax added, the maximum rate will reach 17s, in the pound. Nothing on this scale has ever been approached before, whether in war or peace. The highest previous rate of income-tax was 6s. in 1918, and with a supertax added th maximum during the last war 10s. 6d. in the pound."
Sir John gave illustrations of the effects of the propused taxation, saying that a married man without children, if he earned £300 a year, would pay £15 income-tax instead of £7 last year, and £5 the year before. If he earned £400 a year, he would pay £30. 12s. 6d. instead of £17. 10s. last year, and £12, 12s, 6d. the year before. A man earning £600 a year would pay £92. 16s, 3d. instead of £73. 10s. last year and £56. 12s. 6d. the previous year.
These changes, together with minor ones, would produce in this year from direct taxation £42,500,000, and in a full year £61,750,000.
Another change was in respect of surtax, which for 1940-41 he proposed should be charged on incomes in excess of £1,500 a year, instead of £2,000.
This was an enabling provision. It did not increase the tax payable this year by those with incomes between £1,500 and £2,000, but it made it possible to do so in 12 months' time.
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