MORE REVENUE COLLECTED

Southland Times, Issue 25328, 1 April 1944, Page 8

MORE REVENUE COLLECTED

CUSTOMS returns FOR YEAR An increase of £24,711 on the amount collected during the year ended March 31, 1943, is shown m tne amount of customs and other revenue collected by the. Customs Department, Invercargill, during the financial year ended yesterday. Customs revenue showed an increase of £6929 and there was also a small increase in the sales tax returns. There was a marked increase in the amount of taxes collected under the heading “war expenses. Returns for the quarter ended yesterday showed an increase under all headings on the figures for the corresponding quarter last year. The amount of customs collected last month showed a decrease of £323 compared with the amount collected in March 1943. Following are the figures for the year, quarter and month, those for the year ended March 1943 and for the corresponding periods of last year being given for comparison:— YEAR 1943-44 1942-43

£ £ Customs 132,255 125,326 Beer 6,802 4,509 41,674 Sales Tax 42,738 War Expenses— Sales Tax 90,721 80,423 Other 29,097 24,970 Totals 301,613 276,902 QUARTER 1944 1943 £ £ Customs 33,855 32,614 Beer 1,593. 11,156 1,334 Sales Tax 8,860 War Expenses— Sales Tax 24,087 19,665 Other 8,458 5,152 ■ 1 » ' Totals 79,149 67,625 MONTH 1944 1943 £ £ Customs 12,373 12,696 Beer 634 408 Sales Tax 3,768 3,490 War Expenses— Sales Tax 7,999 7,362 Other 3,028 2,368 L J Totals . 27,802 26,324