The State Budget 
The proposed budget for the financial year 1927-1928 amounted to 11.690 
mill. dinars, but was diminished by certain reductions to a final 11.477,570.000 
dinars. This figure in itself is proof of the efforts of the government to introduce 
economy wherever possible into state management, and thus reduce the burden 
of the nation. 
State expenditure in the years since the war is shown in the following list: 
mill. dinars 
1.574 
2.473 
4.815 
6.149 
8.134 
10.209 
11.767 
12.321 
12.504 
11.477.570 
The present budget is completely balanced, showing neither deficit nor 
sufficit. 
The estimated expenditure is covered from the following revenue: 
Dinars 
1.706.250.600 
3.505,690.000 
2.296,947.000 
3.851,976.329 
- 116.706.071 
Total -............ 14.477,570.000 
The estimated expenditure is distributed as follows: among the various 
state departments : 
Kind of revenue 
Direct taxation ............. 
Indirect taxation 
Monopolies ...... 
State economic enterprises . 
Sundry revenues .. 
Supreme State Authorities ........ 
Pensions ........ 
Dinars — 
121,907.532.— 
604.000.000.—