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FINANCE

925

Actual Ordinary Revenue.

Sources of Revenue

1893

1894

1895

1'896

1897

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1. Taxes:—

roubles

roubles

roubles

roubles

roubles

A. Direct.

Land and forests .

46,818

47,507

49,297

40,686

39,243

Trade licences

40,475

42,432

42,761

45,280

46,617

5 ])er cent, on capital .

13,158

12,067

13,848

13,558

15,567

B. Indirect.

Spirits

260,832

297,386

298,219

294,299

280,129

Tobacco

31,809

32,565

34, .545

35,103

35,294

Sugar ....

30,340

41,228

47,688

42,670

55,476

Other excise duties

(naphtha, matches) .

22,955

26,455

27,294

28,215

28,894

Custom duties

147,107

172,737

167,712

182,. 303

195,615

Stamp duties

27,913

29,051

29,743

30,820

31,758

Transfer duties .

17,840

18,393

19,022

19,003

20,254

Passports, railway

taxes, &c. ,

22,980 25,104

23,274

24,919

23,155

2. State Mono2)olies : —

Mining

3,472

3,610

3,515

3,705

3,456

Mint ....

931

539

720

11,665

17,550

Posts ....

22,928

23,805

24,835

26,067

25,850

Telegraphs .

12,339

13,156

14,003

15,064

15,729

Sale of Spirits ,

27,789

52,478

3. State Domains : —

'

Rent for domains

14,467

14,267

14,018

14,196

15,745

Sales of ,,

866

891

725

855

661

Crown forests

21,756

25,844

28,670

33,619

37,704 1

Crown mines, &c.

9,900

9,856

21,676

10,296

10,834 '

State railways

85,146

115,990

194,675

293,260

277,846 1

Crown cajtitals and

banking operations .

6,567

6,852

5,366

4,300

25,050

Crown's part in private

railways .

4,161

6,822

2,376

3,636

2,657

4. Redemption of Land : —

Liberated serfs .

42,802

40,100

42,124

40,626

37,544

Crown peasants .

56,192

52,719

59,173

56,320

50,975

5. Miscellaneous : —

1 1

Railway debts

30,361

32,644

20,650

15,477

12,631 1

Crown debts

23,149

23,235

30,058

30,983

29,802 ;

Aid from municipali-

1

ties

18,730

19,397

18,655

15,528

16,380 '■

Military contribution .

3,523

2,859

2,4.53

1,930

2,358

Various

11,971

7,842

7,267

6,547

8,164

Total ordinary revenue .

1,031,490

1,145,352

1,244,362

1,368,719

1,416,386

(Out of it in gold) . i

101,381' 117,579

115,330

139,419