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GERMAN EMPIRE :■ — PRUSSIA
1893, 1894, and 1895 being the final accounts, 1896 and 189 7 being revenue accounts, and 1898 the budget estimates : —
Year
Eevenue
Expenditure Tear
Revenue
Expenditure
1893 1894 1895
Marks 2,078,410,407 2,100,551,611 2,240,701,876
1 Marks ii 1.993,640,926 i| 1896 2,004,338,161 1 1897 2,126,934,337 : 1898
1
Marks
1,971,700,886 2,067,483,780 2,046,031,385
Marks
1,962,144,201 2,066,-4 06,601 2,046,031,385
In the budget estimates for the year ending March 31, 1899, the sources of revenue and expenditure were given as follows : —
REVENUE. Marks
Ministiy of Agriculture, Do- mains, and Forests : — Domains and forests . . . 86,529,004 Various 1,600,000
Total .... 88,129,004
Ministry of Finance : —
Direct taxes .... 170,397,700
Indirect taxes .... 75,114,000
Lottery 82,474.000
Marine Bank . . . 2,344,000
Mint 358,920
Total Ministry of Finance . 330,688,620
Ministry of Commerce & In- dustry : — Produce of mines, iron furnaces,
and salt works . . . 134,797,310 Ministry of Public Works : — Administration of railways . 1,209,717,256
Tota
1 Dotations, &c. . Administration : —
. 315,088,892
State J
Ministry
of State .
4,465,478
Foreign
Office .
4,600
Ministry
of Finance .
2,126,430
»i
„ Public Works
9,629,000
,, Commerce and In
dustry
2,612,076
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,, Justice .
68,018,500
j>
,, the Interior .
13,099,184
,, Agriculture, &c.
4,578,046
,, Public Worship anc
I
Instruction
4,572,688
>)
„ War tate Administration .
300
Totals
109,106,302
Dotations, and Finance Ad- ministration : —
Dotations 285,240
General Finance Administration 314,803,652
Total estimated revenue 2,187,527,384
Expenditure. Marks
A. Working Expenses : — Ministry of Agriculture, Domains,
and Forests . . 44,660,320 ,, ,, Finance . . . 121,980,090 ,, ,, Commerce & Industry : — Adnjinistration of mines, &c. . 118,522,731
Ministry of Public Works : — Administration of railways . 693,897,782
Total working expenditure 979,060,923 B. Charges on Consolidated
Charges on Fund : — Addition to ' Krondotation ' of the King ....
Interest of public debt, inclusive railway debt .... Sinking fund of debt. Annuities, management, &c. . Chamber of Lords
,, ,, Deputies Contribution to imperial funds. Appanages, annuities, indemni- ties, (fee
Total charges on Consoli- dated Fund
8,000,000
224,133,416
38,911,332
2,353,071
184,860
1,215,920
277,523,878
72,858,164
625,180,642
C. Administrative Expendi ture : — Ministry of State . . . 7,340,169 ,, ,, Foreign Affairs . 551,300 ,, Finance. . , 91,395,047 ,, ,, Public Works . 29,053,432 ,, ,, Commerce and In- dustry . . 8,932,573 ,, ,, Justice . . . 103,145,000 ,, ,, the Interior . . 60,259,739 ,, ,, Agriculture, Domains,
and Forests . 20,877,014 ,, ,, Public Worship and
Instruction . 129,958,014
„ War . . . 137,527
Total administrative expen- diture ....
451,649,815
Total ordinarj' expenditure 2,055,891,380 Extraordinary expenditure 131^636,004
Total expenditure
2,187,527,384
