§ 39. Mr. N. Macphersonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies when the export taxes proposed by the Kenya Government on sisal, hides and skins, witch bark and extract and cotton will come into effect; on what basis they are to be calculated; and what purpose they are intended to serve.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThese taxes are still under discussion in the Kenya Legislative Council, but the proposal before that Council is that they should come into effect on 1st January, 1952. They would be calculated for the most part on anad valorem basis; the detailed rates are given below. These taxes are designed to raise funds to help meet the capital cost of the Colony's development plan:
DETAILS OF THE EXPORT TAXES UNDER DISCUSSION IN THE KENYA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
Wattle bark and wattle extract—
Five per cent. ad valorem of the f.o.b. export price.
Hides and skins—
- Hides (air dried), Sh. 22/08 per 100 lb.
- Hides (wet salted), Sh. 11/04 per 100 lb.
- Goat skins Sh. 14 per 100 lb.
- Sheep skins, Sh. 11/02 per 100 lb.
Cotton—
- Where the f.o.b. value is not more than 7d. per lb., no duty
- Where it is more than 7d. and not more than 8d., duty at 2 cents per lb.
- Where it is more than 8d. and not more than 9d., duty at 3 cents per lb.
- Where it is more than 9d. and not more than 10d., duty at 4 cents per lb.
- Where it is more than 10d, and not more than 11d duty at 5 cents per lb.
- Where it is more than 11d. and not more than 12d., duty at 8 cents per lb.
- Where it is more than 12d. and not more than 13d duty at 10 cents per lb.
- Where it is more than 13d. and not more than 14d., duty at 12 cents per lb.
- Thereafter for every 1d. increase in the price, the duty to be increased by 2 cents a lb.
Sisal—
Five per cent. ad valorem of the f.o.b. export price.