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Show CUBAN MUNICIPAL FINANCES The aggregate revenue of the Cnli municipalities during the last Ir yeai wns 14 270000 pf which IU4M was derived from the tax o.i lucre-from lucre-from lind nnd Improvement! ailt 202 000 rrom thc tax on Induetrieiu occiipulons in the order of thilrt portame the other sources of trvrr were water service, Ji9O90 Ikx I from municipal rroperty, 1321 ON iV tolr rees J297 000. liquor coniumjt lax J183 000 one! fines nnd peu-fri 1110 000 The remaining I3J)M t. ralPeel from sixteen other aourcn. 1 twu most important of which i en cinlago nnd transportation luixi license too required or tieddlen u vendors In the public highway, C bin propert) pays 11031000 antlro properly puyH Jl 315 000 or thl tente Inl tux The military govenunit& suppressed the lonsumptlon law ' rood which were Tormerl) nuJf Ilance ror locai revenues Tho liquor business contribute! i 6 lirgent Item to tho In luslrlal tai ' uiii 4797 drink shops In Cuba tvblckpi nn aggregate tix or 1122S15 .VH' ordei con, 03 123 hanking houva f! Ing 175 r.75. 14S2 general atorei, fJ leg COS, 455 pharmacies paylnf W 770 inres piying 13620S '. through the 230 minor Induitnii' eluded In the assessment rolls. i merly tho collection ot ! " rarined out to the hlgheat blj" J this practice has been stopped M' mllltnr) kovernment nndtheytf collecled by public officials. Since the war the general Wf has paid nn Important snare Hi-municipal Hi-municipal expenses This sroouiui present to neni ly 11 500 000 nl ln"r III lound numbers 11 CMOOO fcr P-se P-se hools 1150 ooo for hospital! a;a t llles. nnd 150 000 for Jalla b"1"'!:, assistance nB may be given " sanitation and public wprki "' penpes charred to munlclp'' ltj", are Jl 075 000 for admlnHtn i-J 000 ror polite J700 000 ror tn. WW" municipal rcrv lecs-such J" llgl ting nnd cleaning. P""Sp terles and approximately u ,t sum for pensions, suhv entloni . tercst Ov er JfiH 000 or this Is rei resented by interest and v atlnn of Iluvnna city bond!. 1118 0 Is expended for Jtu' 'jj, fnr public Improvement! foi munlclpnl charities -Victor In Review of Reviews |