Mr. HERMAN. Yes; there was, Mr. Chairman. Senator PROXMIRE. Is there any indication of the status of this legislation, this proposed legislation, to raise $33.6 million through additional taxes in the District? Mr. FLETCHER. Yes, sir; it was assured by the Bureau of the Budget yesterday that that will be submitted to both Houses of the Congress. Senator PROXMIRE. Supported by the Bureau of the Budget; is that right? Mr. FLETCHER. Supported by the Bureau of the Budget, Mr. Chair man. Senator PROXMIRE. There is no indication of where the tax increases will come? Mr. FLETCHER. Well, we do have a detailed breakdown for you of what those proposals are; yes, sir. Senator PROXMIRE. Have those been publicly announced? Mr. FLETCHER. They have been. We can give them to you now, desire. (The information follows:) if you DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA REVENUE INCREASE PROPOSALS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1970 1. Increase the real property tax rate from $3.00 per $100 of assessed 2. Increase the personal tangible property tax rate from $2.30 per $100 to 3. Increase the cigarette tax rate from 3 to 64 per pack..... Increase the tax on alcoholic beverages as follows: 4. Increase the motor vehicle excise tax rate from 3% to 4%..... 5. 2.045 - 14% and over from 33 to 45¢ per gallon... - Sparkling from 45¢ to 60 per gallon..... Total alcoholic beverages.. 6. Eliminate the present exemption for professions, etc., from the unincorporated business tax... 7. Require that corporations and unincorporated businesses file declarations of estimated tax to produce a one-time windfall of.... General Fund Proposals --Repairs of tangible personal property....... --Duplicating, addressing, mailing and stenographic services......... --Materials incorporated in construction for public and semi-public 8. Replace inheritance and estate tax combination with a single estate tax 9. Increase sales tax on restaurant meals and alcoholic beverages from 10. Apply the 4% general sales tax to: --Admissions to theaters and other public events..... institutions.... --Apply 2% sales to commercial advertising....... 11. Impose a service charge equivalent to 1/2 to 1% on gross expenditures in Total General Fund Proposals........ Highway Fund Proposals 1. Increase motor vehicle registration fees from $22.50 and $32.50 to $30 Highway Fund Proposals 2. Increase motor vehicle title fee from $1 to $5............. requirement, they shall be $...... 3. Increase temporary tag fee from $1 to $5, except where to meet DMV 0.060 4. Increase motor vehicle inspection fee from $1 to $3............ 0.520 5. Increase operators permit from $3 for three years to $12 for four years 1/ 1.0 6. Increase learner's permit from $5 to $10..... 0.225 7. Increase duplicate permit fees from 50 to $5...... 0.067 8. Increase restoration fees for suspended and revoked permits from $5 to $10 0.030 9. Establish a $10 restoration fee for permits suspended under the Safety Responsibility Act... 10. Establish a $5 fee for replacement permits (including name changes)...... 11. Increase duplicate (replacement) tag fees from $1 to $2............ 12. Increase duplicate registration card fees from 50 to $1............. 13. Increase transfer of registration fees from $1 to $2.... 14. Impose a gasoline user tax on out-of-state commercial vehicles..... Total Highway Fund Proposals.... 1/ It is our understanding that the new Federal Safety Responsibility Act requires that driver licensing in all states be placed on a four year basis beginning in 1970. Based on our recommendation to increase the driver license charge from $1.00 per year to $3.00 per year converting our present three year license period to meet this four year requirement will provide additional revenue of approximately $1 million in each of the first three years. In the fourth year which would be 1973, only new or first time licenses would be issued. Pevenue from this surce for that year would drop from the normal estimated $1.3 million to $0.5 million. FEDERAL PAYMENT: 1970 PROPOSAL Legislation will be proposed which will provide a method of establishing the level of the annual The following tabulation indicates the estimated tax revenues, and resulting Federal payment which |