But after he handed over the Shence Army to the eunuchs, the officials had nothing to do with him, and they were able to grit their teeth and defend the results of the financial reform. It has been one hundred and forty years now, and the two tax laws have been difficult to shake - of course, the eunuchs

After mastering the Shence Army, although the court officials were just a piece of cake, the emperor also became a piece of cake, but this is another story.

"The total customs duties of the national shipping department, the amount of money spent on customs clearance by each city, totaled more than 7 million, and the stamp duty was more than 600,000..." Shao Shude read softly.

Stamp tax is also levied in the city. The tax rate is very low and it is not mandatory. Only when the other party's credibility is not assured and government endorsement is required, the two parties to the transaction may pay stamp tax.

"Here -" Shao Shude looked behind him, pointed to the item "over-tax", and said, "What is the reason for your suggestion to cancel over-tax?"

"My lord, paying taxes is actually a matter of the old lunar calendar. In the former Tang Dynasty, there were 26 customs in total, upper, middle and lower, and you had to pay taxes to pass the customs. After the vassal towns were separated, Jiedu envoys set up tax cards privately to collect taxes. My lord was in Lingxia when I was here.

, canceled internal taxes, and made it clear that only those who enter and leave the town need to pay taxes. Well, it seemed to be called tariffs at that time." Shao Guancheng said: "After the founding of Daxia, there were many tax cards between old feudal towns, but they were not abolished and were still collected.

The merchants complained about the excessive tax and hoped to abolish it."

Shao Shude pondered for a while.

The nature of overtax is similar to that of a well-known tax in later generations, called "lijin".

Of course, Lijin is even more outrageous. It is not only collected at the place of origin, but also collected when it leaves the house. It is also collected when it leaves the mountain. When it is transported on the road, I collect it again. When it is sold at the destination, I continue to collect it...

In fact, it is equivalent to the combination of over-tax and residence tax in the Tang Dynasty, but it is more "harsh" - the so-called residence tax refers to the tax paid by merchants on the ground, which is somewhat similar to business tax, while over-tax is more like "tolls".

"It is possible to abolish old checkpoints, but not all of them." Shao Shude said: "The tax is of great use, and it can be used to build first-class national highways."

Well, this is actually self-deception.

The Xia Dynasty collected millions in taxes a year, but not a penny was used to build roads. All of it was misappropriated. As for the construction of first-class national roads, Shao Thief was completely prostituted from the people.

"There are indeed too many checkpoints that have collected taxes, but according to the standards of the 26 levels in the former Tang Dynasty, they are too few." Shao Shude added: "You can discuss it again and determine which water and land checkpoints need to collect taxes and which ones do not.

If necessary, report it at the end. As for the residence tax exemption you mentioned, the tax rate can be reduced appropriately, but not too much. I will give you a rough number. If you add the residence tax and residence tax together, you will receive at least

Four million. You can decide how to adjust it specifically."

Fiscal reform is not just about reforming the system, but also about reducing the tax burden, even if it means nothing.

When discussing taxes, Shao Shude abolished many types of taxes and reduced taxes by more than 300,000 yuan per year.

On the tax and housing tax side, some concessions should be made appropriately, and some reductions and exemptions should be made. Anyway, the government's expenditures are now reduced, which can indeed make the people breathe a sigh of relief.

"I understand." Shao Guancheng responded.

"The rest are small taxes and miscellaneous taxes. I won't have to worry about it anymore. You guys can do whatever you want." Shao Shude closed the memorial and said: "Besides the two major categories of land tax and commercial tax, there are only money supervisors.
Chapter completed!