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$ ] 3 auUCccession March 19 © Ufles % | _ _In mothers' allowances we have 2 _ an ever--increasing burden. In the Susmmsnmmessmentcmmms ----| first fiscal year in which mothers' Such an accomplishment as the | Allowances were paid there were collection of 97 millions of dollars, . 2660 beneficiaries. Last year there f ] were 11,420 beneficiaries, and the of gross revenue is deserving °t, annual cost increased from £$772,666 some remarks by way of explana=| _ for the first year to $4,585.446.14 for tion. : the last fiscal year. This year it The main source of revenue for ;;M:x;h the figure of at jleast he present fiscal year as was the 11203,001, :asopol last \'@ar:. is Succession This tax is made up largely ofha Duty. The amount which we have ""_ of one--tenth of 'lp"r "'"fl' :tnin'n: collected during the present fiscal "_'.";f'"' m,p".":. o 'm'?' rrasu of year is expected to equal and prob-- _ M' "'";" Nalini1ons 11L jes -- and ably surpass the sum of $19,400,000, h"_k" nsurance rnmpan 4 ¢ Last year the total was approxi-- trust companies, and ':'mf' aX nf mately $16,000,000 and the previous 1 per cent on the no',. rofio?rl'lf;hq year $12,000,000, so that, in three en "mmm.fmm' -"v;'r;('u")r"\fl\g 8 '2 T ooo fnni o raietcns M ) ) Sbjections are imiced Dooruse of the this Government has collected in » aud i 4 s ane--tenth af 1 per cent tax on capi-- su.:m'&%' Duty a sum in excess of tal employed. pRm. from study of ' "fhi:'nm;mn' hr. Spesker, colfect-- the results of this tax I have learn-- ' C within the * eriod of three years, | ed flnfi fact which is af interest anfli :xreodc hy n\"\nr seven times the|-- Which assures me of the fact that, if | collections of the former Govern-- we are in have a tax on corpora-- ment for the last fiscal year in """Q_'""h as 'hf' one nr;'w PR fr'w_rre, which It held office. Considerably the Corporation Tax in the Pr;::m;: more than SNNMNNMM aof this SQT.-' of Ontario t_mght be said to t OOA wonuld have been lnst ta this | least "h""xm'." when compared M, Province had it not been for the | the (""P"."'""" Tax imposed by continued efforts of the Treasury other P"'""'_"i';___ ons Department in the re--investigation of estates which were closed with--| F S I out the proper amount of duty hav» | ree urp us inz been ceollected. i1 JA m I estimate that there are still a | °_ great many millions of dollars to Three M'II'ons | be collected from old estates, and I assure this HMHouse that L shall smmananunacmant continue my eflforts to see that all I am happy to be able, in reading estates are carefully scrutinized and this summary of the gross ordinary where fraud is suspected, a thorough revenue and the gross ordinary ex-- Investigation will be made, to the enditure, to supply the House with end that the taxes that rightfully fh, following figures: belong to this Province shall be Gross ordinary revenue. ....... §$97,845,732 collected wherever found unpaid. Gross ordinary expenditure.... 8$5,107,030 The record of collections of suc-- rovenmenymnpe cession duties in the Department of l»'.xrns":r rr\:nm*:r 0'\":'(';2':1:' $12,738, 702 the Provincial Treasurer constitutes Fr';',';:_,m "the Province's share an arraignment against farmer sen-- of the cost of unemployment Jor officials of the Treasury Depart-- rellief and the administration ment and reputedly reputable law-- thereof .......« «1.«1.1ii.1+++« $,725,000 yers of this Province, some of wham Leaving a free surplus of .... ; 3-.-01'3_.'.';'.; undoubtedly connived for the sole i s purpose of cheating and chiselling Those of the members who were in the most Hagrant and indefens-- present laz_! yeart will recall the fart_ ible manner the Treasury aof this 'ha"' in hrmzmz down the estimates Province: and it redounds to the for the present fiscal year, 1 credit of this Administration which budgetted for a surplus of ordinary has had the enurage to bring tax revenue over orderar_\'P r"xpr'ndllure evaders to time and to compel by in the sum of S?.?RB.QO.».GA Ngfurnl- legal methods, these same people to ly, I present these figures with no disgorge to the extent of $20,000,000, small degree of satisfaction, which all of which revenue has been used 1 trust will be shared 'by every to maintain the social services of member of this House, more espe-- this great Province. May I assure clally when they consider the fact § you further, Mr. Speaker, that this that the surplus of .?-9,._{13,9.{8,:)4 of work has only begun: and the ef-- last year, nddgd to the surplus this forts of this .('o\'prnmnm to bring | year of $3,013,702, reaches !.ho large 4 5 in nmepg f . * f even more of these taxdodgers to | sum of $12,327,640.54. That is a two-- task will be redoubled and 1 can say | e P po o h t sw po es 2 .(,nvnr:r}i without fear of being charged with | which I am mrlmdndf 10 :,h':k\.:;'rg exaggeration, that the $20,.000,.000| stand unchallenged for some years | ment may welil be proud, and one collected is only a very small por-- tion of the monies which former to come,. Treasurers have loft these tax-- dodgers get away with. If I never discharge another pub-- t L lic duty in my life I pledge my word that I will see this public duty car-- | ried through to its finish. | This year we expect to collect | from the Province of Ontario in-- come tax the sum of $5,050,000, which is a considerable increase j over last year. . . Before I leave this subject I j ghould like to state that in adopt-- Ing a uniform method which we be-- lieve conforms to the soundest can-' ons of taxation we have relieved the municipalities of what will be an ever--increasing burden. I mean the cost of old age pensions and pen-- gions for the blind, and the cost of mothers' allowances. To give you some idea of the increasing cost of old age pensions, let me say that, according to the census of 1921, there were in Ontario at that time f 102,286 persons who were 70 years of age or over. According to the census figures for 1931, the number of persons in Ontarin of 70 years of age or over was 141,293, an in-- crease in ten years of over 39,000 people 70 years of age and over, or an increase of over 38 per cent. The cost of old age pensions to this Government for the fiscal year which closes on March 31 next will exceed $3,250,000, *