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AUSTRIA-HUNGARY

1880

1890

1893 149,432

1894

1895

1896

1897 161,336

1898

Expenditure

115,760

140,910

153,548

153,509

156,100

162,625

Kevenue from cus-

toms ,

4,908

41,?) 27

54,956

54,695

53,711

53,537

50,573

46,073

Proportional con-

tribution of both

parts of the mon-

archy : —

Contribution of

Austria

76,044

68,177

64,810 67,813

68,461

70,358

75,984

79,543

Hungary.

34,808

31,206

29,666 31,040

31,337

32,205

34,779

36,409

The budget estimates for the 'common affairs of the monarchy' were as follows for the year 1899 : —

Sources of Revenue

Florins

Foreign Affairs.

132,000

War and Marine.

. 2,660,389

Finance

4,864

Board of Control

305

Sources of Revenue Florins

Surplus from customs and matricular contribu- tions. . . 164,378,382

Total. 167,175,940

Branches of Expenditure

Ordinaiy

Extraordinary

Total

Ministry ot Foreign Affairs

Ministry of War {^™y; ■

Ministry of Finance. Board of Control

Total

1 1 Florins

4,194,100

132,468,237

11,195,260

2,126,404

138,045

Florins

80,100

11,217,014

5,746,000

10,780

17,053,894

Florins

4,274,200

143,685,251

16,941,260

2,137,184

138,045

150,122,046

167,175,940

For the administration of Bosnia and Herzegovina for 1 898 the expenditure is estimated at 19,185,820 florins, and revenue 19,244,250 florins.

By law of December 24, 1867, no loans are contracted jointly by Austria and Hungary. The general debt incurred before that date amounted in July, 1898, to 2,757,449,395 florins, and the charge for interest and amortisation was 126,284,691 florins, the shares of Austria and Hungary in the charge being respectively 95,973,852 florins and 30,310,839 florins. The common floating debt at the end of June, 1898, amounted to 182,672,730 florins, including paper-money, 120,892,780 florins.