The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-22 00:00:00

REVENUE AND TAXATION.

'rorn a return made to the House of Commons, re
lative 1,;) revenue derived from the direct and indirec
axes since 1814, we learn the following interesting par
deulars :
It appears that the gross receipt of revenue on the
'ollowing articles, in the year 1844, amounted :
customs duties, to 24,107,348/. ; excise, to 14,469:336. ;
stamps, to 7,327,802/. ; and assessed taxes, to 3,266,350/ ;
total, 49,170,8361. The amount of taxes repeated or re-
duced in the same year was 458,810/., no new
ones haying been imposed. The increase of the
actual produce as compared with the preceding year
was 2,297,2661, ; and the average price of wheat, 51s. 4d.
In 1842 the amount of the revenue on the same items of
taxation amounted to 46,593,802/. ; the amount of taxa-
tion repealed or reduced to 1,596,366/, and the new
taxes imposed to 529,989/. The property-tax is not
included in this abstract, the order of the House limiting
that branch of revenue to the assessed taxes.
The gross total amount of the taxes repealed, expired
or reduced since January, 1815, amounts to the sum of
34,870,7951., and the net amount to 32,132,030/. Under
the head of Customs, the net amount reduced was
10,962,662/, under that of Excise, 14,378,400/. ;
Stamps,-1,224,0381. ; and assessed taxes, 5,557,930/.
The gross total amount of taxes imposed during the
same period amounted to 8,670,0671., and the net
amount thereof to 8,587,853/. ; viz, 3,894,0411, under
the head of Customs ; 4,169,3001., under that of Ex-
cise; 209,5011 order that of S:amps ; and 315,011/
under that of assesst d taxes. It further appears that the
grand total estimated gross produce of the Customs' du-
ties repealed between 1815 and 1841 amounted to
9,190,9261,, and the grand total estimate net produce to
9,005,766/. ; the grand total estimated gross- produce
of the Customs' duties imposed or augmented
during the same period having amounted to
3,746,8641., and the net produce to 3,733,219/. The es
titnated loss by the repeal or reduction of Customs' du
ties amounted, on the net revenue, in 1842, to 1,498,9441;
in 1833, to 171,521/.; and in 1844, to 286,431/ Tile
concurrent e;:tienated gain, by the impositioa or augmen-
tation of duties, amounted in the yet revenue to
160,822/. (in the year 1842 alone). The gross total
amount of stamp duties repealed, expired, or reduced,
between 1822 and 1844, amounted to 1,189,997/, and
the net amount to 1,034,4764, whilst the total amount of
stamp dutie s imposed between 1828 and 1844 amounted
to 25,321/.
The gross produce of the property-tax (repealed in
1816) was 14,617,8234, and the net amount 14,318,573/.
The gross total amount of the assessed taxes repealed
or reduced, between 1816 and 1840, was 5,148,574/, and
the net amount, 4,943,19 a. The gross total amount of
the property-tax, land tax on personal estates, and as- •
sesscd taxes, thus repealed, was 19,771,611/., and the net
total amount, 19,266,983/.
The total estimated amount of the taxes repealed or
reduced in Ireland from 1816 to 1841 amounted to
614,734/, including the repeal of the house-tax, reduc-
tions in outside jaunting cars, and the rates in respect of
windows, carriages, servants, horses, and dogs, and the
repeal of the hearth money, window light (200,0004
carriage, servant, horse, and coachmaster duties, &c.
The net amount of the additional duty of 101. per cent.
on assessed taxes (imposed by Mr. Baring), was, in
1840 (the first year of its imposition), 311,4771.