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Deducting the last-mentioned sum the analysis of the taxation receipts for 1943-44 was as follows: — Direct Taxes— On income— £ £ £ Income-tax .. .. .. 31 • 3 Social security charge .. .. 12*8 National security tax .. .. 19-2 63-3 Other— Land-tax .. .. .. 1-0 Estate, succession, and gift duty .. 4-5 Social security registration fee .. 0-6 6-1 69-4 Indirect Taxes— Customs duty .. .. .. 10-4 Beer 3-5 Sales tax .. .. .. .. 12-8 Highways revenue .. .. .. 1-7 Stamp duties .. .. .. 2-1 Others .. .. .. .. 0-9 31-4 Total taxation .. .. .. £100*8 ESTIMATES FOR 1944 45 It is anticipated that Consolidated Fund taxation revenue will be approximately the same as it was last year, the following being the detailed estimates: — Revenue Taxation— £ £ Customs .. .. .. 7,600,000 Beer duty .. .. .. 2,000,000 Sales tax .. .. .. 3,900,000 Film hire .. .. .. 130,000 Highways .. .. .. 1,671,000 Stamp duty .. .. .. 1,750,000 Land-tax .. .. .. 988,000 Income-tax . . .. .. 24,000,000 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 95,000 42,134,000 Interest recoveries from trading activities, &c. .. .. .. 5,766,000 Other receipts .. . . . . 3,600,000 9,366,000 51,500,000 Expenditure Permanent appropriations— £ £ Debt services .. .. .. 21,413,000 Other special Acts, including transfer of £4,000,000 to War Expenses Account.. .. 6,120,000 27,533,000 Annual appropriations— Social services .. .. 15,815,000 Other votes .. .. .. 7,849,000 23,664,000 51,197,000 Supplementary estimates and contingencies .. 303,000 £51,500,000

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