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British Interests.
19. As from Nau Ruz (21st March) the time on the Tehran radio reserved
for the past three years for the service “Voice of Britain ” will be given up.
It is hoped that this will assist the Persian Government in their return to
normality. The Russians, therefore, will from that date be the only foreigners
with a radio time reserved for themselves.
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French Interests.
20. The renewal of the contract of Mr. Godard for a further period of five
years was passed by the Majlis by the narrow margin of 46 votes to 43. See
paragraph 16 of last Intelligence "Summary.
Polish Interests.
21. Discussions with the colonial and other authorities concerned are in
progress with a view to making one more and final transfer of Poles from Persia
to the number of 2,200 distributed among Southern and Northern Rhodesia and
Uganda.
Tehran, 12th March 1945.
Appendix.
Detailed Revenue and Expenditure of the General Budget for the year 1324
(21s* March, 1945-20*/* March, 1946), tabled in the Majlis by the Minister
of Finance Mh March, 1945.
Revenues.
Ministry of Finance —
1324.
1323.
Direct Taxation:
Rials.
Rials.
1.
Income Tax and Stamp fees ...
643,800,000
885,000,000
2.
Inheritance and transfer tax
15,000,000
15,000,000
3.
Indirect Taxation:
Oil and petrol ...
180,000,000
150,000,000
4.
Excise and manufacture of alcohol ...
180,000,000
110,000,000
5.
Slaughter tax ...
6,000,000
10,000,000
6.
Registration fee motorless vehicles and
cycles
2,200,000
3,253,500
7.
Misc. taxes gained from auctions,
stamped documents, &c.
16,000,000
19,000,000
8.
Tobacco and Opium Monopoly:
Opium Monopoly
201,000,000
410,000,000
9.
Tobacco Monoply
1,100,000,000
1,015,000,000
10.
Customs:
Customs Revenues
275,000,000
185,000,000
11.
Sugar and tea monoply
105,000,000
220,000,000
12.
Road Tax
59,500,000
47,000,000
13. Port charges
2,400,000
1,270,000
14.
4 per cent, tax on exported skins
310,000
430,000
15.
Lighthouse tax
120,000
300,000
16.
6 per cent, tax on imports and 1 per
cent, tax on exports....
120,000,000
87,200,000
17.
Mines tax collected by Ministry of
Finance
6,000,1)00
7,500,000
18.
Profit on Government shares in Banks
and Companies
44,224,000
64,000,000
19.
Shares in A.I.O.C.
6,615,000
7,464.600
20.
Government claims on public ...
1,000,000
1,000,000
21.
Miscellaneous and unforeseen
1,592,600
1,500,000