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Old Jun 12, 2005, 7:20 am
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Aus_Mal
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: London
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Originally Posted by Dave Noble
I don't see the issue tbh. Under the new scheme an allowance of $900 and 2.25L is permitted otherwise it is liable for duty.

The article says that they collected $600,000 in the 4 months since it was introduced. How much did they collect under the old scheme? ( it doesn't say that they have collected $600,000 more than under the old scheme in the same 4 months last year)

Dave
This article is more detailed:
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Nation...347631723.html

"Customs officials collected $710,423 in taxes in the March quarter compared with $116,185 for the same period last year."
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