At the meeting held on 16 . 4 . 99 , hc agreed to set up a subcommittee to scrutinize public revenue protection ( revenue ) order 1999 ( the order ) . the order was a temporary measure taken under the public revenue protection ordinance to give effect to most of the revenue proposals announced in the budget speech delivered by the financial secretary on 3 . 3 . 99 when moving the second reading of the appropriation bill 1999 . the revenue proposals included increasing the lion rock tunnel ( lrt ) toll from $ 6 to $ 8 , and increasing the cross - harbour tunnel ( cht ) tolls for private cars from $ 10 to $ 20 and for motorcycles from $ 4 to $ 8 于1999年4月16日的会议上，内务委员会同意成立小组委员会，负责审议《公共收入保障(收入)令》 (下称"该命令" ) 。该命令是根据《公共收入保障条例》而采取的短暂措施，以实施财政司司长于1999年3月3日动议二读《 1999年拨款条例草案》的财政预算案演辞中，所宣布的大部分税收建议。税收建议包括将狮子山隧道(下称"狮隧" )收费由6元提高至8元；以及将海底隧道(下称"海隧" )私家车收费由10元提高至20元，电单车收费则由4元提高至8元。
Why must the government limit itself to a narrow tax base and squeeze dry a minority of its tax - payers ? why does it refuse flatly to consider levying consumption taxes ? why must it do all these when there are alternatives solutions , solutions such as a complete renovation of the tax system to raise public revenues in a fair manner 有何理由，在一个狭窄的税收基础下，一方面令少数的纳税人百上加斤，另一方面又坚决说不考虑销售税，而不是先通过一个根本的整体性检讨和改革，来公平地增加公共收入。
In addition , as a usual practice , the chief executive will sign the relevant public revenue protection revenue order valid for 4 months after consulting the executive council so that all the clauses of the revenue bill will have full legal effect before the bill is deliberated by the legislative council 另外，按往常做法，行政长官在徵询行政会议后会签署有关的公共收入保障收入令有效期为四个月，使收入条例草案的所有条文在立法会审议该条例草案前，具有十足法律效力。
In addition , as a usual practice , the chief executive will sign the relevant public revenue protection ( revenue ) order ( valid for 4 months ) after consulting the executive council so that all the clauses of the revenue bill will have full legal effect before the bill is deliberated by the legislative council 另外，按往常做法，行政长官在徵询行政会议后会签署有关的《公共收入保障（收入）令》 （有效期为四个月） ，使收入条例草案的所有条文在立法会审议该条例草案前，具有十足法律效力。
In the beginning , the public revenues , and the resources of rich individuals , sufficed at least to cover italy with splendid edifices , public and private ; but at length so dwindled under the enervating influences of misgovernment , that what remained was not even sufficient to keep those edifices from decay 开始时，财政收入和富人的财力至少还可以在意大利各地修建堂皇的私人建筑或公家建筑，但到了最后，由于管理不善，财力日渐缩小，以致无法使已有的建筑免于颓败。
