B. — Import and Export Statistics
Year Imports Exports Balance
(in Swiss $rancs, Add ooo)
1922 1,914,465 1,761,574 — 152,891
1923. hr, 2,243,081 1,760,211 — 482,870
1924 solr... 2,504,468 2,070,136 — 434332
1925 (Ist quarter)...... 642,700 504,400 — 138.300
References: Statistique annuelle du Commerce de la Suisse avec I'Efiranger, published
by the .Direction Générale des Douanes Fédérales; Monthly publications of the Union des
Banques Suisses.
TURKEY
A. — Budgetary Situation
Year Revenue Expenditure Balance
(in Turkish pounds)
1922/23... 60,619,150 97,082,611 — 36,463,461
1923/24... 94,537,874 137,210,775 — 42,672,901
1924/25. ... 129,214,610 140,433,369 — 11,218,759
1925/26... ti. 153.046.854 183,932,767 — 30,885,913
In order to reduce the deficit for the current fiscal year the Turkish
National Assembly voted two Decrees, the one providing for an economy of
16,980,000 Turkish pounds on the budgeted expenditure, the other stipulating
that the increases granted on the salaries of state officials shall take effect as
from June only.
A detailed statement of the provisions of the 1925-26 budget follows :
Revenue Expenditure
Part I. — Direct Taxes : :
Vand and. real propeity. tax, and Grand National Assembly......... 1,545,254
fixed tax of three Vilayets...... 10,670,000
Te a Wa I RT slant, of Republic... oy 208,791
Military service and military trans-
ports exemption tax............ 2,800,000
Sheep and goats, camels, pigs..... 5,100,500 Court of accounts............ 449,595
Hi Are 15,350,000
evenues from privately owne : :
is, tt on mites, and tax President of Council......... . 71,049
receipt’ forms it LL UL ULL 700,000
oh 30 276,500 Commissariat of Finance. ... 11,174,057
Part II. — Stamps, Taxes, Reg- .
istration : Pensioner eta 13,767.604
LE LAMPS hs vs 2 oilers ort aiietaltialio 2,200,000
reasury stamps .........cce00n-- 1,000,000 ,
Judicial! expensesii til LhiLte nL 1,025,000 Public debt ................ 13,863,322
Patents, registration fees, and fines 1,220,000
TT OLalL Oh ii 5 245,000 Customs direction ........... 4,583,114
Part III. — Indirect taxes :
Alcohol and spirits... ... LLL. 3,000,000 Survey direction *.... LLL LLL 955.123
Tumbekl 350. dha tito nents fail, 5,000
Customs and sundry ............. 30,350,000
Marine and sanitary dues,........ 1,050,000 Ministry ‘of | Interior... ......L.. 4,949,616
Shooting and fishing permits. ..... 1,250,000
al rn SE 3s 655,000 Posts and telegraphs............. 5,815.823
Tot th
