Fiji is “Not Overtaxed”
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Suva, Nov. 14.
FIJI is by no means an overtaxed rnnntrv sairi Governor (Sir Brian y Wleston) whenaddressing T fS 6 -^ e^ Council at the opening of tne Budget session.
“The ratio of increase in tax revenue between 1938 and 1948 is almost exactly parallel with the decrease over the same period in the purchasing power of money,” he said.
“In other words, although the number of pounds (Fijian) extracted from the pockets of the taxpayers has almost nounds d measured 3 in hoc services, diminished by more than one-nan.
If the total taxation receipts were com pared with the total value of exports in 1938 and 1948 respectively, it would be found that the ratio had risen incon siderablv in view of the vast additional burdens of the war period war period. [Ed. Note: But has the salary of the individual taxpayer in Fiji bee/doubled since 1938?]