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BELGIUM.
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Sources of Bevenue
18G9
1870
Francs
Francs
Land taxes ....
19,010,000
19.145,000
Assessed taxes
11,700,000
11,800,000
Trades and occupations .
4,653,000
4,400,000
Mines .....
600,000
600,000
Customs .....
13,415,000
13,515,000
Spirit licenses ....
1,525,000
1,500,000
Tobacco „ . . . .
245,000
245.000
Excise on salt
5,750,000
5,850,000
,, foreign wines& spirits
2,300,000
2,300,000
,, native spirits
8,500,000
8,500,000
„ beer and vinegar
8,950,000
8,950,000
,, sugar
4,320,000
3,770,000
Eegistration duties and fines .
38,015,000
39,175,000
Domains ....
1,812,000
1,810,000
Post
4,030,000
4,130,000
State Kaihvays
40,150,000
40,000,000
Packet-boats between Dover and
Ostend ....
460,000
460,000
Miscellaneous receipts
Total revenue . j „
8,931,000
10,375,000
174,376,000 6,975,040
176,525,000 7,061,000
Branches of Expenditure
1869
1S70
Interest on public debt . Civil list and dotations . Ministry of Justice
„ Foreign Affairs
„ Interior
„ Public Works War .
,, Finance Miscellaneous expenditure
Total expenditure < „
Francs 48,702,759
4,390,897 15,519,648
3,422,312 12,647,354 39,778,138 36.825,000 13.100,280 787,200
Francs 40,807,489
4,390,897 15,586,198
3,415,112 13,443,599 39,979,310 36,883,500 13,174,380 797,700
175,173,588 7,006,943
176,478,185 7,059,127
It will be seen that the greater part of the revenue of the kingdom is derived from indirect taxation, and that about one-half of the expenditure is devoted to administrative purposes, while the other half falls to the charges ibr army and public debt.
The following table, compiled from documents furnished by the Belgian government to the Statesman's Year-book, shows the total amount of the public liabilities of the kingdom on the 1st of June, 18G9 :—
