Before the passage of the "New Tax Law", Nyasaland paid a total of only 700,000 pounds in taxes to the federal government.
This is seriously inconsistent with the economic level of Nyasaland. It lags behind Bechuanaland. After the federal government was established, the taxes paid to the federal government were still half a million. Nyasaland’s economic size definitely exceeds that of Bechuanaland.
The state is a large area. If it were to be at the level of Bechuanaland, the taxes paid would have to be at least doubled in order to match the economic scale of Nyasaland.
One thing that is certain is that Ada, as the director of the General Administration of Taxation, will definitely take care of Nyasaland, which is why Stoudemire dragged Roque. As long as Nyasaland pays taxes in full, the South African company will not cheat.
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"Of course Nyasaland will. Nyasaland has always supported the work of the federal government." Roque's righteous words are definitely another matter when implemented in practice.
"Come on, I didn't know you. If you say so, Rhodesia also supports the work of the federal government." Stoudemire was dismissive, and everyone would say so if he is obedient.
"Nyasaland and Rhodesia have the largest private entities in southern Africa, so you know that many people are watching yours. If Nyasaland and Rhodesia do not pay enough taxes, then the "New Tax Law" will
It cannot be implemented smoothly -" Ada emphasized the importance of Nyasaland and Rhodesia, and of course later reassured: "But you can rest assured that the State Administration of Taxation will definitely not let you suffer, regardless of Nyasaland and Rhodesia.
No matter how much tax West Asia pays, I guarantee that the tax money will be used in Nyasaland and Rhodesia, and will never be used to Orange."
Ada is very aware of how much Rock and Xiaosi hate the Boers. The "New Tax Law" also has clear provisions on tax refunds. What Ada wants is Nyasaland and Rhodesia to set an example. As long as Nyasaland and Rhodesia
If West Asia agrees to implement the "New Tax Law", then no one in the other states will dare to take the initiative to oppose it.
After hearing Ada's promise, Rock and Xiaosi looked at each other.
From Roque's point of view, it is true that Ada's work should be supported, but Ada's promise is also timely. Now that Ada is the director of the General Administration of Taxation, she can take care of Nyasaland and Rhodesia.
What if the director is replaced in the future?
No matter how the director is replaced, if Nyasaland and Rhodesia agree to implement the "New Tax Law" now, there will be no room for regret in the future.
It seems that Ade is still very good at employing people. In the entire southern Africa, I think Ada is the only one who can convince Rock and Stoudemire.
"Help -" Ada looked at Roark with expectant eyes.
Rock really rarely saw this kind of expression on Ada's face, so he almost agreed to Ada's request on impulse.
Fortunately, Stoudemire was still sensible. He spoke before Rock: "Ada, it's not that we don't support your work. Every word we say today may affect millions of pounds of tax revenue in the future.
So we must be cautious. You also know what the tax increase means to export-oriented enterprises like us. Now we ship canned food to Europe, and we can only earn one or two pennies per can, even if it is only a percent increase.
The tax of 3% also means a sharp drop in product profits, and if we maintain profits, it will affect the competitiveness of the product, and then affect the income of workers——"
Stoudemire is not complaining, what he said is actually true. Southern African products have just opened up sales in Europe. At this time, people are still very sensitive to prices. If taxes affect the competitiveness of Southern African products in Europe, then it is
It’s hard to say whether it’s a blessing or a curse.
"For export-oriented enterprises, the "New Tax Law" has a tax refund policy. The additional fees will be returned to the enterprise intact, so it will not have much impact on the enterprise." Ada is also a businessman, of course.
Knowing the role of cost in competitiveness, the "New Tax Law" has tax refund provisions, which essentially encourages companies to sell products abroad.
If you are really capable, go make money from foreigners.
Even if it is a country within the Commonwealth.
It seemed that Xiaosi didn't understand the "New Tax Law" at all. After listening to Ada's introduction, Xiaosi immediately became interested in the "New Tax Law".
"The "New Tax Law" is essentially a supplement to the federal government's fiscal deficit. In the past, there was no perfect law in southern Africa. Each state was independent and the tax system was very imperfect. Now the federal government has lost London's financial subsidies and everything needs to be done by the federal government.
Self-sufficient, if even you don't support the "New Tax Law", then I think the Prime Minister will be very disappointed." Ada started to play the emotional card again, but this method was still effective for Rock, but it had no effect on Stoudemire.
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Different from Roque's original intention of supporting autonomy in southern Africa, Stoudemire's biggest purpose in supporting autonomy in southern Africa is to get rid of the control of London, so Stoudemire does not care about the financial situation of the federal government, let alone Ade's feelings. p>
Rock is different. Adelaide has been kind to Rock. Without Adelaide's support, Rock might still be an ordinary patrolman in Cape Town and never get a chance to stand out.
Now that Roque has achieved success, it is time to repay Ade, so even though Ada has not made a true commitment that is beneficial to Nyasaland and Rhodesia, Roque still actively chooses to support Ade and the federal government:
"Dear, I also hope you can understand that it is not that Cecil and I do not support the federal government, but that we are responsible for the employees of South African companies and Nyasaland. You also heard what Cecil just said. Cost control is crucial to
It is still very important for export-oriented enterprises. A three percent tax increase may not seem like much, but it will have a big impact, so Cecil and I have to be cautious on this issue."
"Of course - I understand -" Ada was obviously very sensitive to Rock's name, and she probably didn't even hear what Rock just said.
"As long as you understand, to be honest, I am also planning to seek support from the federal government. You also know that there are excellent fishery resources near Cape Town, but we cannot take advantage of them. I was originally planning to invest in setting up a fishery product company in Cape Town.
Processing plant, but was rejected by the Cape State Government for various reasons - "Xiao Si also has a request. If Ade is willing to come forward to help, then all problems will be solved.
"Haha, the officials in Cape Town are indeed relatively short-sighted -" After all, Ada has also lived in Cape Town, so she knows the situation in Cape Town very well: "Don't worry, I will tell Mr. Milner, please Milner
Sir, help coordinate——"
The "Milner" Ada mentioned was not Adelaide, but Sidney Milner.
In fact, this kind of thing is not troublesome. It only needs a telegram from Sidney Milner, the first secretary of the Federation, to solve it. There is no need to ask Ade to speak.
"That's fine. As long as I can get the consent of Cape State, I can pay whatever tax you want." Xiaosi also knows that the implementation of the "New Tax Law" is inevitable, and he will do whatever he can to get some benefits.
Rock and Ada looked at each other and smiled. Rock really didn't care whether Nyasaland turned over 700,000 or one million every year.
Now the Rand Bank has begun printing southern Africa's own currency, the rand.
After a while, the rand will be officially listed and gradually replace the pound as the legal currency in southern Africa.
Of course, the pound as the common currency of the Commonwealth will not be abolished. In the future, southern Africa will probably see a situation where the rand and the pound coexist.
This is enough. As long as Southern Africa is still in the Commonwealth, the pound will not disappear from southern Africa. However, in a few years there will be World War I. By then, the pound will continue to depreciate, and southern Africa is far away from Europe.
It will be affected by the war. As long as the federal government does not take the initiative to kill, the rand will remain strong, and the market will make the most correct choice by then.
In early December, rebellion broke out again in Portuguese East Africa, which had been almost completely forgotten by Roque.
This time it really has nothing to do with Roque. It was not Africans who broke out the rebellion, but white people in Portuguese East Africa.
It seems that "internal strife" is a more appropriate description.
The cause of the matter is simple. Because Portugal's national power continues to weaken, the Portuguese government has increased its exploitation of the colonies to maintain the current situation.
Compared to Portuguese West Africa, although Portuguese East Africa only has a few enemies around Lourenço Marquez, due to its earlier development time, the population of Portuguese East Africa far exceeds the population of Portuguese West Africa.
In this era, the local government was very cruel in exploiting the colonies. When the British exploited southern Africa, the most commonly used method was the poll tax.
The same is true for Portugal. Because Portugal's domestic economy is deteriorating, the Portuguese government has imposed a head tax on Lorenzo Marquez, requiring each Lorenzo Marquez to hand over 150 escudos to support them.
The financial situation of Portugal itself.
One hundred and fifty escudos is roughly equivalent to ten pounds. This is a lot of money for ordinary Lourenço Marques, so this decision of the Portuguese government immediately caused Lourenço Marques to
Due to the turmoil in Sri Lanka, some white people took the initiative to stand up against the imposition of the poll tax. Some people even shouted that Portuguese East Africa should establish an autonomous government similar to that in southern Africa. This would be more conducive to the future of Lourenço Marquez.
As the sovereign state of Portuguese East Africa, the Portuguese government would definitely not sit idly by, so at the end of November, the Lourenço Marquez police arrested twelve "members of the Labor Party." It was this decision that led to the collapse of two factions in Portuguese East Africa.
Groups of soldiers meet each other.
These two groups are the Royalist Party and the Labor Party. The Royalist Party is willing to cooperate with the Portuguese government in collecting taxes because they know very well that only as Portugal’s national power grows, Lourenço Marquez will not become a colony in southern Africa.