Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-03-28 | Page 1 | Russian Tax Reform.

RUSSIAN TAX REFORM 1 of or Finance Makes amid St. St Petersburg Mardi March 28 Thc 2 The minister of finance M. M 1 has resented presentad to the lie council of ministers his ils report rt on the tax question hll which h the he douma or the national assembly will be bc asked to sanction The report attributes the financial stringency In Inthe inthe the he empire to the war with Japan to III the he famine in the central provinces and nd to 10 the revolution re It urges reform reform re- re form orm In the taxation of ot urban land values alues the Introduction of or a 0 tiled atell led Income tax lax death cleath duties revision of oC f industrial taxation and ami indirect tax- tax Though Thought condemned certain school chool taxes should hould be bo maintained otherwise the deficits could nut hot be belied lied filled by other oilier existing taxes To increase in- in crease rea e the tax on oit Indispensable atticks ar- ar ticks H. H like Wee sugar would bo be do white while to Increase He the duty on tobacco would be perfectly admissible anti and would yield a revenue of oC fourteen Courteen mull mull- lion ion roubles Ev Every imposition of oC taxes on machinery and gas Is lit justifiable anti and nd would yield Jehl from Crom two or 01 three thre millions revenue re A candle tn tax antia anti n a paper duty are arc also recommended V f t i S 5 5