No. 13.
Mr. Francis
to Mr. Frelinghuysen.
Legation of
the United States,
Vienna, November 13, 1884.
(Received December 1.)
No. 27.]
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a
summary of what is known as the general budget of Austria-Hungary for 1885,
which was recently submitted to the Delegations now in session at
Buda-Pesth. This budget embraces estimates common to both parts of the
Empire—Austria and Hungary—and includes for expenditures the ministry of
foreign affairs, the ministry of war, and the ministry of finances, only so
far as there are disbursements on account of the first two objects named.
The revenues enumerated embrace certain income taxes and receipts of
customs. The chief items in the common estimates are: Ministry of foreign
affairs, 4,330,700 florins, an increase over 1884 of 58,800 florins, the
increase being intended to improve the salaries in the diplomatic and
consular service; ministry of war, 112,973,724 florins 5 for the standing
army, 102,235,135 florins; navy, 10,738,589 florins, a slight variation from
the figures of last year. The revenues enumerated amount to only 21,590,650
florins, and, after deducting this amount from the expenditures, there
remains a balance of 97,862,860 florins to be provided for by Austria and
Hungary, respectively.
I also transmit herewith a summary of the budget of the Kingdom of Hungary
for 1885, recently presented to the Hungarian Parliament at Buda-Pesth by
the Hungarian minister of finance.
The royal household expenses are 4,650,000 florins; common affairs,
28,530,079 florins, state debts, 105,547,947 florins. The ordinary
expenditure aggregates 308,776,270 florins, or 10,463,358 florins more than
in 1884.
The chief items of the increase are 1,864,964 florins more for interest on
the debt (representing the interest on the paper rentes to be issued),
4,932,267 florins more for state railways, and 4,326,506 florins more for
advances to railways. The ordinary revenue for 1885 is estimated at
313,825,017 florins, or 15,288,915 florins more than in 1884. The total
expenditure is set at 337,993,528 florins, or 5,450,169 florins more than in
1884, and the total revenue at 326,317,695 florins, or 14,436,515 florins
more than this year. The deficit is, therefore, 11,675,833 florins, or
8,986,346 florins less than this year.
Five hundred thousand florins more than this year’s yield are expected from
the proceeds of the tobacco monopoly, and 200,000 florins more from salt.
The revenue of the state domains is less than the expenditure, the former
being 1,346,943 florins and the latter 3,300,836 florins, but the deficiency
is less than last year.
The duty on spirits is estimated to yield 3,000,000 florins more; that on
wines, 70,000 florins more; that on beer, 100,000 florins more; and that on
sugar, 400,000 florins more. The whole of the indirect taxes are expected to
produce 3,500,000 florins more than in 1884.
Owing to the extension of the state railways, larger returns are calculated
upon, and there are 3,000,000 florins less to be paid in railway guarantees.
The revenue from customs is, in consequence of the higher duties which are
soon to come into operation, estimated at 45,000,000 florins, instead of
25,000,000 florins.
In the complicated dual Government of Austria-Hungary three distinctive
financial budgets are annually constructed, namely, the common budget for
the two powers, the budget for Hungary in its independent
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relations as a state, and the budget of Austria,
embracing the remainder of the Empire. The latter will appear soon after the
assembling of the Austrian Parliament here, a few weeks hence.
I have, &c.,
Estimates for 1885 common to
both parts of the Empire of Austria-Hungary.
requirements.
| Ministry of foreign affairs: |
Florins. |
|
Central directory |
550,000,00 |
|
Political information, not specially to be accounted
for |
500,000.00 |
|
Diplomatic expenses |
1,256,700.00 |
|
Consular expenses |
774,000.00 |
|
Subsidy paid to the Austro-Hungarian Lloyd Steamship
Company |
1,300,000.00 |
|
|
Total |
4,380,700.00 |
| Ministry of war: |
|
|
Standing army |
102,235,135.00 |
|
Navy |
10,738,589.00 |
|
|
Total |
112,973,724.00 |
| Ministry of finances: |
|
|
Director and comptroller’s office |
126,516.00 |
|
Pensions and auditor’s office |
1,972,570.00 |
|
|
Total |
2,099,086.00 |
revenues.
| Ministry of foreign affairs: |
|
|
Income tax of diplomatic crops |
15,350.00 |
|
Consular fees and income tax |
121,650.00 |
|
Austro-Hungarian Lloyd |
467,200.00 |
|
|
Total |
604,200.00 |
| Ministry of war: |
|
|
Standing army (taxes) |
2,449,399.00 |
|
Navy (taxes) |
100,000.00 |
|
|
Total |
2,549,399.00 |
| Ministry of finances: |
|
|
Income tax of pensioners living abroad |
2,311.00 |
|
Receipts from customs, estimated, 49,612,840 florins;
deducting cost of collection, at 1,850,000 florins, and excise
duty refunded on export of sugar, beer, and liquors, 28,728,100
florins, and the sum stipulated to be paid to Bosnia and
Herzegovino as indemnity, 600,000 florins, leaves net receipts
from customs |
18,434.740.00 |
|
|
Total |
18,437,051.00 |
balance.
| Total sum required |
119,453,510.00 |
| Total sum of revenues |
21,590,650.00 |
|
To be provided for |
97,862,860.00 |
|
From which last sum must be deducted, first of all, 2
per cent. chargeable to the Hungarian state treasury |
1,957,257.20 |
|
|
Balance to be provided for |
95,905,602.80 |
|
Of which Austria pays 70 per cent |
67,133,921.96 |
|
And Hungary 30 per cent |
28,771,680.84 |
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Estimates for 1885 for the
Kingdom of Hungary.
ordinary expenses.
|
Florins. |
| Royal household |
4,650,000.00 |
| Privy council |
75,012.00 |
| Parliament |
1,239,254.00 |
| Common affairs |
28,530,079.00 |
| Pensions |
4,523,951.00 |
| State debts |
105,547,947.00 |
| Guaranteed interest to railways |
18,757,869.00 |
| Administration of Croatia and Slavonia |
6,011,408.00 |
| State treasury |
110,100.00 |
| Minister presidency |
333,930.00 |
| Imperial ministry |
54,275.00 |
| Ministry of finances |
56,310,867.00 |
| Ministry of the interior |
10,168,429.00 |
| Ministry of communications |
38,497,493.00 |
| Ministry of agriculture and commerce |
10,048,806.00 |
| Ministry of worship and instruction |
5,515,231.00 |
| Ministry of justice |
10,918,688.00 |
| Ministry of public defense |
7,447,151.00 |
| Ministry of Croatia and Dalmatia and Slavonia |
36,080.00 |
| Total |
308,776,270.00 |
transitory expenses.
| Imperial ministry |
2,000.00 |
| Ministry of interior |
49,978.00 |
| Ministry of finances |
842,697.00 |
| Ministry of agriculture and commerce |
468,450.00 |
| Ministry of worship and instruction |
138,452.00 |
| Ministry of public defense |
499,000.00 |
| Total |
2,000,577.00 |
investments.
| Building house of Parliament |
800,000.00 |
| Minister-presidency |
5,000.00 |
| Ministry of interior |
14,487.0 |
| Ministry of finances |
7,483,904.00 |
| Ministry of communications |
13,905,960.00 |
| Ministry of agriculture and commerce |
563,500.00 |
| Ministry of worship and instruction |
148,025.00 |
| Ministry of justice |
100,000.00 |
| Total |
23,020,876.00 |
| Extraordinary expenses common to both parts of the
Empire |
4,195,805.00 |
ordinary receipts.
| State debts |
16,004,863.00 |
| State treasury |
1,770.00 |
| Ministry of the imperial house |
300.00 |
| Ministry of the interior |
805,210.00 |
| Ministry of finances |
250,425,946.00 |
| Ministry of communications |
35,021,818.00 |
| Ministry of agriculture and commerce |
10,114,223.00 |
| Ministry of worship and instruction |
535,739.00 |
| Ministry of justice |
644,935.00 |
| Ministry of public defense |
270,213.00 |
| Total |
313,825,017.00 |
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transitory receipts.
|
Florins. |
| Ministry of interior |
11,243.00 |
| Ministry of finances |
12,081,435.00 |
| Ministry of agriculture and commerce |
400,000.00 |
| Total |
12,492,678.00 |
balance.
| Ordinary expenses |
308,776,270.00 |
| Transitory expense |
2,000,577.00 |
| Investments |
23,020,876.00 |
| Extraordinary expenses |
4,195,805.00 |
| Total |
337,993,528.00 |
| Ordinary receipts |
313,825,017.00 |
| Transitory receipts |
12,492,678.00 |
| Total |
326,317,695.00 |
| Total expenditures |
337,993,528.00 |
| Total receipts |
326,317,695.00 |
| Deficit |
11,675,833.00 |
