Note 80 — SECTION XIII. WORKING OF ENGLISH AND CONTINENTAL RAILWAYS— COMPARATIVE FACILITIES AFFORDED BY THEM.
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The taxes in France consist of:—
1. A duty of frs. 23·20 per cent. on passenger fares and grande vitesse traffic, added to the railway charges, amounting to £3,436,164.
2. A stamp duty of 35 cents. on “recépissés” and 70 cents. on consignment notes, also charged in addition to the rates, amounting to £1,116,588.
3. A stamp duty of 10 cents, for every receipt of 10 frs. and above, amounting to £60,328.
4. A charge of 15 cents. for postage of advice note of arrival of goods, amounting to £70,857.
5. A tax of 10 frs. per kilometre for double lines and 5 frs. per kilometre for single lines, plus 5 per cent. on the value of the premises occupied by Agents, and 2 per cent. on warehouses, workshops, &c.
6. License, excise, stamp, customs, and bond duties.
7. A tax of 120 to 150 frs. per kilometre worked, for the expense of auditing and superintendence.
8. A stamp duty on shares and bonds of 1 per cent. of the nominal capital.
9. An income tax of 3 per cent. on interest and dividends.