The Archive · 1904

The Japanese Budget

Tokio, 29th October

It is reliably stated that the general estimates for the next financial year amount to 180 million yen, and" the war expenses, including interest on the public bonds, to 770 millions, making a total of ¥950,000,000.

The increased war taxes involve the land tax, business tax, and Customs tariff.

There are to be new taxes on fabrics, inheritance (death duties), and medicine.

Y76,000,000. 7 monopoly and transit duty aggregate These ire the proposed "salt

The surplus on the next general budget which may be diverted to the war funds is 110 million yen, leaving 560 million yen to be drawn from domestic and foreign loans.—own correspondent,

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