URUGUAY'S BUDGET. DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURE AMONG THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS

Budget of Budget of
1908-9. 1910-11.
DollarsCents£DollarsCents£
Legislature541,47661115,208558,86433118,907
Presidency of the Republic77,9382116,58276,4714016,270
Ministry of Foreign Affairs473,28050100,698534,89837113,808
Ministry of Interior2,997,01336637,6623,412,25088726,011
Ministry of Finance1,371,45584291,7991,523,84257324,222
Industry, labour, and public construction1,572,25746334,5232,308,79375491,232
Ministry of Public Works283,8872060,401374,3219179,643
Ministry of War and Marine3,057,37767650,5063,580,73989761,859
Administration of justice445,2865494,742323,3538068,800
National obligations10,255,357352,181,99110,639,723802,263,771
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Total21,075,330744,484,11323,333,260704,964,523

SERVICES PROVIDED FOR BY SPECIAL REVENUES

$
Municipal Budget}1,520,000
Montevideo }
Interior930,000
National Commission of Charity1,850,000
University, application of special revenue140,000
Port works, application of additional duty1,400,000
National Council of Hygiene33,000
Miscellaneous1,200,000
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Total7,073,000

PRINCIPAL SOURCES FROM WHICH THE REVENUES ARE DERIVED

$£
Customs Revenue13,620,0002,897,872
Property tax—
Montevideo1,090,000231,915
Provinces1,720,000365,957
Licensing taxes—
Montevideo783,000166,595
Provinces571,000121,489
Profits of the Bank of the Republic770,000163,829
Internal taxes on home manufactures—i.e., alcohol,
matches, beer, artificial wines, tobacco, &c.1,408,000299,574
Stamps and stamped paper830,000176,596
Post and telegraphs570,000121,276
Consumption tax on imported produce380,00080,851
Consular fees233,00047,449
Lighthouse dues85,00018,085

TABLE SHOWING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE BANK DURING THE YEARS 1897-1909