Manipuri to English:
ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗ ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯊꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯊꯣꯛꯂꯛꯄ ꯔꯦꯕꯦꯅ꯭ꯌꯨ ꯃꯊꯧꯇꯥꯕ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐꯪꯍꯟꯅꯕ ꯗꯥꯏꯔꯦꯛ ꯇꯦꯛꯁꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯑꯍꯦꯟꯕ ꯁꯦꯟꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅ ꯈꯣꯝꯂꯝꯈꯤ꯫
In the past, surcharges on direct taxes have generally been levied to meet the revenue needs arising from natural calamities.