CUSTOMS REVENUE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22149, 1 July 1935, Page 11

CUSTOMS REVENUE

RECEIPTS IN AUCKLAND SIX MONTHS' INCREASE £30,000 MORE FROM SALES TAX DECREASE IN BEER RETURNS The trend in the increase in imports shown in the March to May customs figures this year, compared with 1934, was continued last month. The customs duty collected in Auckland in June totalled £180,647, an increase of £II,BBB on the amount collected in June, 1934. Compared with the £153,992 collected in June, 1933, there was an advance of £26,655. Although the collections for tho six months also show an increase, the improvement is not so marked as that made in the first six months of 1934, over the corresponding period of 1933. For the six months just ended £1,248,563 was collected in customs duty, an increase of £14,647 on the £1,233,916 collected in the first six months of 1934. In the January-Juno period of 1933 only £1,034,018 was collected, so that the 1934 period showed an advance pf £199,898. Although this year's figures are only £14,647 in excess of last year's, they are, however, £214,515 better than those for 1933. Other Tax Sources Sales tax returns also show an increase, the £57,294 collected last month being £9344 greater than tho £47,905 collected in June, 1934. In the sixmonthly period £324,977 was collected, compared with £294,450 in the corresponding period last year, an increase of £30.527. No comparison can be made with 1933, as the sales tax did not como into operation until February of that year. Receipts of petrol and tyre duties last month tota led £36,728, compared with £39,416 in June, 1934, a decrease of £2688. There was, however, an increase over the six months, £294,675 having been collected this year, an amount £20,117 greater than the £274,558 received in the first half of last year. In the 1933 period the figure was £216,926. The beer duty return is the only one to show a decrease in both the monthly and six-monthly figures. Last month £8493 was collected under this head, compared with £10,189 in June, 1934, a decrease of -£1696. The six-monthly receipts were £64,910, a decrease of £2b9o on the 1334 half-yearly total of £67,800. In the first six months of 1933 £62,261 was collected, so that the return for the latest period shows an increase of £2649 on the January-June total two years ago. Comparison of Returns

Details of the receipts under the various headings for last month, compared with June, 1934, are:— 1935 1934 Customs .. £180,(547 £168,759 Motor spirit .. 33,033 38.299 Tyre duiy .. 3,089 1,117 Totals .. £217,375 £208,175 Excise on beer £8,493 £10,189 Sales tax . • £57,249 £47,905 The figures for the six months are: — 1935 1934 Customs .. £1,248,563 £1,233,916 Motor spirit .. 251.542 2G4.179 Tyre duty .. 13,133 10,379 Totals .. £1,543,238 £1,508,474 Excise on beer £6t,910 £67,800 Sales Tax .. £324,977 £294,450 Details of the customs revenue collected in the first six months of the 'year, compared with the same period last year, are as follows: 1935 1934 January .. £223,687 £234,935 February 211,574 217,057 March .. 209,524 206,235 April/ .. 211,776 202,244 May .. .. 211,355 204,686 June .. 180,647 168,759 > Totals .. £1,248,563 £1,233,916 The returns of petrol and tyre duties, Combined, are:— 1935 1934 January .. £53,658 £53,205 February .. 48,942 41,933 M Birch .. 51,254 49,846 April / .. 50,910 46,146 May .. .. 53,183 41,012 June .. .. 36,728 39,416 ' Totals .. £294,675 £274,558 Details of sales tax collections are: — 1035 1934 January .. £61,214 £55,280 February . .. 44.97G 44,798 March .. 50.820 47,218 April . • • • 56,035 50.018 May .. .. 54,683 49,231 June .. 57,249 47,905 Totals .. £324,977 £294,450

WELLINGTON IMPROVEMENT SIX MONTHS' COMPARISON [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON, Sunday The improvement shown in the customs revenue over the last year has been continued during June, a substantial increase being recorded in the net revenue. There was a decrease in motor spirit tax and in beer duty, but sales tax returns showed a substantial rise. The month's net customs revenue totalled £188,697, as against £154,052 for the corresponding period of the previous year. The net total for the first six months of the year is £1,267,782, an increase of £207,867 on the first six months of 1934. Motor spirit duty for June totalled £38,025, a decrease of £12,499. During the half-year £337,931 has fcoen collected. l " For tyre tax, £1326 was collected during the month, an increase of £3B over June, 1934. The six months' figures are £11,621. Sales tax realised £75,085 during the month, an increase of £20,042. During the six months, £407,935 has been collected, ami since the tax was first imposed on February 10, 1933, £1,530,796. Beer excise duty during June showed a decrease of £2i3, the figures being £3658 and £3871 respectively. For the first half of the year £26,641 was collected.

OHRISTGHUROH FIGURES INCREASES MAINTAINED [BY TELEGRAPH —PHKBS ASSOCIATION] , CHRIBTCHURCH, Saturday Customs returns for June, 1935, compared with the same month of last year show a general increase on nil the principal items. Net Customs revenue for June,, 1935, was £57,776, compared with £56,072 last year. Other revenue, with the previous year's figures in parentheses was collected as follows:—Sales tax, £25,714 (£22,780); Petrol tax, £16,546 (£14,847); tyre tax, £895 (£789); beer duty, £6255 (£0172). For the six months of this yoar the customs figures also show substantial increases over those for the same period jast yoar. The figures are as follows: — Customs,' £417,138 (£393,331); beer duty, £40,695 (£30,965); sales tax, *154,031. (£139,353); petrol tax, f 115,941 (£102,204); tyre duty, £5567 (£4844),