The budget for 1925 follows : 
I. — Ordinary Budget 
Revenue Expenditure 
I. — Land and other state ; = 
property : T-0President iLL LL LDL 1,771,000 
1. Public! domain’... 0, LL WEL 22,511,000 2. President’s chancellery ..... 250,000 
2. Fisheries, rent of state pro- te 
perties, canals .......... 17,250,000 3. Congress (Riksdag), State 
5 Fo SESE LE auditors & Solicitor General 8,138,000 
Thor e y 728,000 4 Government departments .... 23,434,300 
6. Industrial enterprises (includ- 5. Library of Parliament, official 
ing revenue from alcohol SAL 
works, sulphuric acid and publications, etc. ....... 8,687,100 
superphosphate works, and 6. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. . 26,052,800 
margarine factory) ...... 97,150,000 h 
ACERT TAT TL i Justice =. ; 86,064,500 
: 1,089,739,000 8. » Interior 180,764,100 
II. — Direct Taxes : ”. Finance Sosa Reo 
7. Income and property taxes.. 400,000,000 a 
8. Tax on legscies End Sis, 10. ” Defence 390,393,600 
on interest an ividends, : 
dues from foreigners, etc. 4,150,000 RL: " Public Instruc- 
—_— BION Ee en altel ruta (ah 363,656,600 
IIL. ~ Indirett. Teves: 404,150,000 1, Ministry of Agriculture .... 285,075,600 
9. Import and export duties.... 1,065,100,000 13. Ministry of Transportation, 
10. Dues on tobacco and matches 174,000,000 Public. Works’ | dive isis oi 801,794,000 
1,239,100,000 14. Ministry of Commerce and 
IV. — Miscellaneous taxes : InAUSEEY le ert wiley 55,192,100 
11. Office and registration fees, 15. Ministry of Social Works. ... 77,692,100 
stamp dues, fines, etc. .... 158,210,000 . - 
V. — State Institutions : 16. Miscellaneous ordinary  ex- 
12. Postal service ©... a Le 83,500,000 penditure ............... 66,960,000 
= Torok HE SU a 17. Pensions and ordinary sub- 
15. Public hospitals A 12,000,000 ventions ................ 62,202,000 
16. Pupils’ fees in schools and 15. National debt. ........ ...00 246,003,200 
various minor fees ........ 4,531,000 ro. Estimated surplus on ordinary 
: : 142,531,000 budget et LL 396,384,850 
VI. — Miscellaneous recespts. . 97,209,650 a, 
Tolall .. 3,130,939,650 Total... hh 3. 130,930,050 
II. — Extraordinary Budget 
1. Sale of state property, etc... 500,000 Expenditures of government In- 
2 ig surplus on ordinary rm stitutions subject to the Chan- 
3. Grant from cash balance.... 228,818,150 celery and to the various 
BT ministries ...- Le 625,703,000 
625,702 noo _ 
Grand total........ 3,756.642,650 Grand total........ 3,756,642,650 
Reference : Redogorelse for Kalkylerna till Statens inkomst— och utgiftsstat for 1925; 
Finlands Forfattningssamling 1925, N. 017. 
B. — Import and Export Statistics 
Year Imports Exports Balance 
(in Finnish marks) 
1022. CL ees 3 060 851.334 4,467,618,515 + 497,767,181 
1023. 0 Laie S4.1600,301 816 4,392,494,427 — 207,807,389 
1004. a Eee aed 713,350,480 4,965,621,735 4-252.271,246 
1925 (Ist 5 months)... 1,847,411,965 1,408,142,787 — 439.269,178 
The foreign trade balance for the first five months of 1925 gives no 
indication of the probable final results of the year, for Finland derives the