§ Mr. N. Macphersonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what annual revenue it is estimated will accrue from each of the four main communities in Malaya as a result of the Registration and Licensing of Businesses Ordinance, 1953; and how this compares with the amount of direct taxation collected annually from each of the communities in the last two years for which figures are available.
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§ Mr. LytteltonThe estimate of 1953 revenue from licence fees under the Registration and Licensing of Businesses Ordinance is as follows:
$ Chinese 3,700,000 Indian 700,000 Malay 75,000 European 25,000 Companies unidentifiable by race 1,500,000 Total $6,000,000 The estimate for 1954 is as follows:
$ Chinese 5,831,000 Indian 1,029,000 Malay 105,000 European 35,000 Companies unidentifiable by race 2,000,000 Total $9,000,000 The only direct taxation collected is Income Tax. No figures are available of Income Tax collection by race, but the following figures are for tax assessed in 1950 and 1951:
1950 $ Chinese … … … 3,401,127 Indian … … … 626,572 Malayan … … … 347,989 European … … … 4,120,044 1951 Chinese … … … 15,769,022 Indian … … … 1,237,458 Malayan … … … 784,085 European … … … 6,394,137