Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1933, Page 24

B—8 SILE TAX VELD ADS SSSSPPL Gov. Conner Declares That It Has Restored State’s Credit. By the Associated Press. JACKSON, Miss., January 6.—The Mississippi sales tax has produced more money than its advocates anticipated and Gov. Mike Conner says it has “restored the State's credit and paved the way for eventual reduction in the ad_valorem tax.” The sales taxes produced $1,536,818.58 in 1932, some $236,000 more than the Legislature's estimated yield of $1,- 300,000 The State now is operating under its second sales tax act—an emergency rev- enue measure passed last year at in- sistence of Gov. Conner, who has ad- vocated a levy on sales since he first entered the Governor's mansion and found his State facing a deficit of $10,000,000 The emergency measure imposes & ! basic rate of 2 per cent on general retail sales and operated only eight months last year. The original sales tax, which provided a one-fourth of 1 per cent rate, was in force during the first four months of the year and was the present act, which June 30, 1934. | Rates V. Wholesalers, public utilities, manu- per cent under the | measure The levy is known generally as the 2 per cent sales | , although it bears a half-dozen | different rates. Enterprises (allinzl the 2 per cent rate totaled 88 per cent of the tax collected during the first eight months of its operation. ‘The 2 per cent levy became effective Jast May 1, replacing the old 1930 sales tax act which carried a straight one- fourth of 1 per cent rate. Concerns whose tax aggregates as much as $10 a month are required to file monthly returns and a yearly re- turn. Businesses whose tax does not aggregate as much as $10 a month, but more than that amount during a 980-day period, must file quarterly re- wuns. Al concerns that do not pay as much as $10 a quarter file only annual returns. Businesses are allowed $1,200 gross sales_exemption. These collection figures do not include December collections, which will be re- ceived by the tax commission this month. | During the six-month period from | May 1 to November 1, tax was paid on sales totaling more than $104,000,000. 9.7 Cents Per Capita. The Tax Commission says the average per capita yield of the levy was 9.7 cents for the entire State. Since May 1, cost of collecting the tax | has averaged 3.9 cents on each dollar. Tax Commission members, however, say they believe this administrative cost will be reduced when initial costs of setting up administrative machinery are eliminated. Thus far 9,634 individuals and con- cerns have filed sales tax returns, rep- Tesenting 12,146 business activities. The tax was designed to reach approximately 17,000 business firms and several hun- dred professional men. i A survey By the commission shows retailers paid 80 per cent of the total Yield on indicated sales aggregating only 46 per cent.of the total. Gov. Conner went into office with a tales tax program, and soon after his inauguration began pushing it. Opposition Strenuous. Opposition was strenuous, but the old one-fourth of 1 per cent measure even- tually was adopted. Mississippi’s finances then, Gov. Conner says, were in serious condition. ¢ Administrative machinery for enfore- ing the measure was set up under su- pervision of the Tax Commission, of which Alf Stone is chairman. Mr, Stone says he “feels we have made decided progress in supplying the | general public with a fundamental un- derstanding of the sales tax and that | this has proved highly influential in breaking down opposition to the tax.” Gov. Conner has expressed complete satisfaction with the first eight months’ eperation of the levy. “The sales tax has produced even greater revenues than its most ardent supporters had hoped for,” he said. “Too, it has operated without serving as a hardship on any group or section. It has restored the State's credit, lent stability to its institutions, has paved he way for eventual reduction in the ad valorem provides us with a means of redu cur public debt.” | LOUIS FV.73;N|FTMFV§E—S|GNS AS PACKING DIRECTOR | Three Brothers Remain in Control of Company Founded Hal? Cen- tury Ago by Father. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, IIl, January 6.—Louls F. Bwift resigned yesterday as a director of Swift & Co, the packing house founded by his father and ruled by members of the family since it was rly half a century ago | s he had been president of | and for 47 years affiliated | e capacity or another. | Swift is 71 years old. 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