TAX ON ENTERTAINMENTS.
PROCEEDS IN AUSTRALIA. Dealing with the entertainments tax in Australia, the report of the Federal Commission of Taxation, states that the admissions for 1921-22 and the tax payable in respeot of entertainments wero as follow:— Amusements. Admissions." ' Tax. '■' Racing .. ;.;> 6.614,733 a £122,072 Theatre . . . 10,435,231 116.711 Picture shows . . 67,336,952 . 313,260 .Dancing and skating 5.184,976 33,620 Concerts . . . . 1.858.945 .«,. 20,571 Miscellaneous . . 9.659.100 . 58;658 Total .. .".101.089.937 £674,892 The report states that thero had been little variation in the number of admissions or in the tax paid as between. 1920-21-and 1921-22. The total number of taxable , entertainments in the Commonwealth in 1921-22 was 283,792, of which 170,663 wero picture shows.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18799, 28 August 1924, Page 12
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