Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-02-13 | Page 3 | Tax Collections below Estimates

TAX COLLECTIONS BELOW estimate: PARIS, Feb. 12. French tax collections col-lections In January failed to en us' the budget estimates for the firm time under the present schedule. Total To-tal collections were 1,204.442.00' francs, while the budget estimate were 1,262,786,000 francs. A heavy slump In the taxes on the business turnover and tbs custom on sugar, which Is attributed In the official announcement today on tax receipts to "restrictions In consumption." consump-tion." was chiefly responsible. The biggest drop was in the busine- turnover, which yielded 18.83.0" francs Instead of the estimated 483,-644,600 483,-644,600 francs. Taxes for the registration of deed and titles, however, showed a health Increase. The total January receipt exceeded those of January, 1220, b 218,992,100 francs.