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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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