URUGUAY'S BUDGET. DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURE AMONG THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS
----------------------+---------------+---------+---------------+--------- | Budget of | | Budget of | | 1908-9. | | 1910-11. | ----------------------+---------------+---------+---------------+--------- |Dollars. Cents.| £ |Dollars. Cents.| £ Legislature | 541,476 61 | 115,208| 558,864 33 | 118,907 Presidency of the | | | | Republic | 77,938 21 | 16,582| 76,471 40 | 16,270 Ministry of Foreign | | | | Affairs | 473,280 50 | 100,698| 534,898 37 | 113,808 Ministry of Interior | 2,997,013 36 | 637,662| 3,412,250 88 | 726,011 Ministry of Finance | 1,371,455 84 | 291,799| 1,523,842 57 | 324,222 Industry, labour, and | | | | public construction | 1,572,257 46 | 334,523| 2,308,793 75 | 491,232 Ministry of Public | | | | Works | 283,887 20 | 60,401| 374,321 91 | 79,643 Ministry of War | | | | and Marine | 3,057,377 67 | 650,506| 3,580,739 89 | 761,859 Administration | | | | of justice | 445,286 54 | 94,742| 323,353 80 | 68,800 National obligations |10,255,357 35 |2,181,991|10,639,723 80 |2,263,771 |---------------+---------+---------------+--------- Total |21,075,330 74 |4,484,113|23,333,260 70 |4,964,523 ----------------------+---------------+---------+---------------+---------
SERVICES PROVIDED FOR BY SPECIAL REVENUES $ Municipal Budget } 1,520,000 Montevideo } Interior 930,000 National Commission of Charity 1,850,000 University, application of special revenue 140,000 Port works, application of additional duty 1,400,000 National Council of Hygiene 33,000 Miscellaneous 1,200,000 ---------- Total 7,073,000
PRINCIPAL SOURCES FROM WHICH THE REVENUES ARE DERIVED
-------------------------------------+------------+---------- | $ | £ -------------------------------------+------------+---------- Customs Revenue | 13,620,000 | 2,897,872 Property tax-- | | Montevideo | 1,090,000 | 231,915 Provinces | 1,720,000 | 365,957 Licensing taxes-- | | Montevideo | 783,000 | 166,595 Provinces | 571,000 | 121,489 Profits of the Bank of the Republic | 770,000 | 163,829 Internal taxes on home | | manufactures--_i.e._, alcohol, | | matches, beer, artificial wines, | | tobacco, &c. | 1,408,000 | 299,574 Stamps and stamped paper | 830,000 | 176,596 Post and telegraphs | 570,000 | 121,276 Consumption tax on imported produce | 380,000 | 80,851 Consular fees | 233,000 | 47,449 Lighthouse dues | 85,000 | 18,085 -------------------------------------+------------+----------