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TAXATIONIS
STEEP
ASCENT
wowiSr . that taxation
3 ` bea `. ,., 1!!puatlen in
E £+911296 since 1939.
Each Australian paid £82
mte =in taxes i3n the;: ear' 194849
thaan in the previous'?:12 :ionths. -
During 1948-49;' ,Commonwealth
Government taxation collections
umounted ' to £490,800,000, or
£46,400,000 more than in 1947
1n the iaif 87 ea.:;.ah, _? ?
;idns increased to £36,400,000, or
£4,300,000 more than in 1947-48.
the combined totals amounted to
£527,200,000, an increase of
£72,700,000 -on 1947-48.
Land taxes, which declined by
£588,000 (12 p.c.) are the only
major taxes not contributing to
:he general increases.
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