Paul Sorrells

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Between 1937 and 1939 annual government revenues fell by 63 percent, whereas expenditure increased by 33 percent. Many of the major sources of state revenue, most notably import duties collected by the Chinese Maritime Customs, were lost when the National Government retreated from the east of the country. Instead, a new interport duty was established that taxed the movement of goods within China.
Forgotten Ally: China's World War II, 1937-1945
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