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Show I - HEAVY TAXES IN ROME. ' Lowing of n Unwonted Family Tax Raise Discontent The British consul in Rome, referring in recent report on the condition of that citv to its financial position, mentions men-tions the levy of an impost called "tassa di f:mii;lia." or family tax. This, according ac-cording to the New York Post, is one of the taxes which all Italian communes are authorized by law to levy, but which until the present time had never been resorted to in Rome. The general law on this subject has fixed one hundred dollars as the highest amount chargeable on a family, where-a where-a in Rome, as also in other chief towns of Italy- the necessary power was obtained ob-tained to raise the maximum figure to 10- This tax has caused great discontent discon-tent chiefly on account of its nature, as it is inquisitorial, and is imposed in proportion pro-portion to the presumed income or welfare wel-fare of each family. There are forty-two forty-two different classes of taxpayers. having a minimum income of lour hundred dollars a year .are taxed i'tthe lowest rate of 'two dollars, and t.v-.e having a maximum income of twenty thousand dollars or more the liighes-t- four hundred dollars. This tax is expected to yield about two hun- .1 ,1 tl,,,c., ,-,,1 Harca upar l-v.reifrn families who have not their permanent residence in Rome, and who .io not own real property or who exer-.Ke exer-.Ke any profession and have no car-rino-es- although they may have rented up furnished apartments for a number "f years- have not been included on the I rolls of this tax. |