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BELGIUM.

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 :—