those sho refuBe to pay. There is not a slngle basic rule governlng the levylng oftaxes. In ooat casea tax regulatlona snd larra are in fact made so unduly obscurethat Palestinian nationalg know nothlng about their rights and obllgations ln thatrespect. Ihe entire approach to taxatlon resembLes that folloued in the darknlddle ages in Europe. The inguisitlon has been replaced by imllitary appealscoonltteesi ehose rulings are lnvarlably against the palestlnlans and ln thelnterest of the military government. Some of the taxes imposed $hlch have recently been indexed in Jordanian dinarscould be deecrlbed as follorrs: 1. fncome tax la at the rate of 38.5 per cent. Military instructions nere issued to the effect that thls tax should be levled on a monthly basis in 1985, butthat the aflpunt raised in January 1945 alone should not be inferior to tne sumtotal of the atbunts levied ln 1984 as a rrhole. 2. The value added tan, wtrich is at the rate of L5 per cent, is calculatedarbltrarll.y. 3. Tbe ftnancial tax (on real property) is also arbitrary. 4. Cuatoma dutieE are payable on a monthly bagis and heavy flnes are imposedfor any delay ln thelr payment. 5. r!:he nfloor-Epace tax' whlch is lmposed on the Arab populatlon of Jerusalem is proportional to the floor space of conmercial premises. ft increased6 to I fold ln 1985 o?er the previous year - it exceeds by far the cost of rentlng.comnerclal premlses. rhe traders of Jerusaleo therefore refused to pay this tax and nore than 4,900 tax reglsters were conseguently returned to the Municipality because over $1500 in "floor-space tax.' alone had to be pald in respect of certainpremlses. 1982.The sign tax. The compulsory loan raised to cover the costg of the r.ra r ln Lebanon in The go-called "Wa r-for -peace-in-ca l i lee n tax of 1992. 9. lhe defence tax, etc.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a criticism of the tax system in a specific region, highlighting its arbitrariness, obscurity, and unfairness towards a particular group (Palestinian nationals). The taxes mentioned are related to income, value added, financial, customs, and floor-space, which are all economic in nature. The text does not mention any non-economic aspects, such as health, education, or culture.

**Category**
Economic development, Employment