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
