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Show Special Tax Collection Total Shows Increase Unemployment Compensation Levy Provides Most of Boost, State Board Reports The itate tax commission collected over $500,000 more in pe-:ial pe-:ial taxes from July 1, 1938, to April 30, 1939, than it did in the tame per od a year preceding, the commission, through K. C. Chris-tenson, Chris-tenson, mshier, reported Thursday. ' ioiiecuons oy tne ena oc Apru thi year totaled 812.M.M114, compared com-pared to lll.52,607 in th previous previ-ous period. Moet of the Increase waa shown in unemployment compensation taxes, although commissioners were unable to account for th difference. differ-ence. Collection on that tax amounted to S3.4Z7.809 1! thi year, while only il.s88.0O7.8j waa received re-ceived ia. th period ending April W. 1938. Sale and uaa tax collection were also up this year. 13,031. 711 M having hav-ing been collected, compared to 'l2.SM.31t 51 laet year. General fund taxes. Including beer, cigeret and Inheritance taxes, dropped off this year with !M1,-171.0 !M1,-171.0 collected, aa against 11.021,-444.73 11.021,-444.73 for th earlier period. Road fund taxes, including taxes from gasoline and motor vehicle registration, amounted to 83.M2,-212.42 83.M2,-212.42 this year, compared to S3.SM.-218,08 S3.SM.-218,08 In th preceding year. Of the amount collected this year, S2.M0.Og37 waa in gasoline taxes and tW2,2M.0( waa for registration. |