FINANX'E
929
The detailed budget estimates for the years 1898 and 1899 appear as follows
Revenue.
Sources of Revenue
1898
1899
Roubles
Roubles
I. Ordinary revenue :
Direct taxes —
Laud and personal
40,875,716
44,713,331
Trade licences ....
45,277,800
54,061,900
On capital .....
Total direct taxes Indirect taxes —
14,424,300
14,779,400
100,577,816
113,554,631
Excise on spirits ....
260,453,000
270,820,000
,, ,, tobacco ....
34,913,000
35,350,000
,, ,, sugar ....
51,046,000
58,042,000
,, ,, naphtha.
20,782,000
23,551,500
,, ,, matches.
7,015,200
7,011,200
Customs duties ....
169,260,000
196,600,000
Stamp duties ....
Total indirect taxes Mint, mines, post, and telegraphs
70,210,674
75,806,757
623,679,874
667,182,457
48,529,100
52,875,800
Sale of spirits by the State .
85,461,000
92,141,000
State Domains (including railways)
370,127,108
396,307,398
Sale of State Domains
593,339
902,302
Redemption of land : State's peasants .
43,181,586
40,433,597
Liberated serfs -
37,376,714
37,260,403
Reimbursement of railways' and other
loans ......
57,318,227
58,879,906
Miscellaneous
5,163,453
5,643,596
War contributions .... Total ordinary revenue
IL Exlraorclinary revenue :
2,450,000
3,947,113
1,364,458,217
1,469,128,203
Perpetual deposits at the Bank of
Russia ......
Total extraordinar}- revenue . To niLct extraordinary expenditure Total revenue .
3,300,000
4,000,000
3,300,000
4,000,000
106,291,709
98,604,443
1,474,049,923
1,571,732,646
The estimated increase in revenue is di
le to foreseen inc
reases (1) m the n c\r\C\\ mvine- to
uusiom revenue ;_'.i/,i5UU,uuu) ; (Zj aiate railways (,auoui, ^v,ouv,vv,"/ ^..— „ -- the opening of more State railways, and increase of revenue in tjie remainder ; (3) the retail of spirits by the State (10,400,000) ; and (4) the
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