FINANCE
925
Actual Ordinary Revenue.
Sources of Revenue
1893
1894
1895
1'896
1897
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1. Taxes:—
roubles
roubles
roubles
roubles
roubles
A. Direct.
Land and forests .
46,818
47,507
49,297
40,686
39,243
Trade licences
40,475
42,432
42,761
45,280
46,617
5 ])er cent, on capital .
13,158
12,067
13,848
13,558
15,567
B. Indirect.
Spirits
260,832
297,386
298,219
294,299
280,129
Tobacco
31,809
32,565
34, .545
35,103
35,294
Sugar ....
30,340
41,228
47,688
42,670
55,476
Other excise duties
(naphtha, matches) .
22,955
26,455
27,294
28,215
28,894
Custom duties
147,107
172,737
167,712
182,. 303
195,615
Stamp duties
27,913
29,051
29,743
30,820
31,758
Transfer duties .
17,840
18,393
19,022
19,003
20,254
Passports, railway
taxes, &c. ,
22,980 25,104
23,274
24,919
23,155
2. State Mono2)olies : —
Mining
3,472
3,610
3,515
3,705
3,456
Mint ....
931
539
720
11,665
17,550
Posts ....
22,928
23,805
24,835
26,067
25,850
Telegraphs .
12,339
13,156
14,003
15,064
15,729
Sale of Spirits ,
—
—
—
27,789
52,478
3. State Domains : —
'
Rent for domains
14,467
14,267
14,018
14,196
15,745
Sales of ,,
866
891
725
855
661
Crown forests
21,756
25,844
28,670
33,619
37,704 1
Crown mines, &c.
9,900
9,856
21,676
10,296
10,834 '
State railways
85,146
115,990
194,675
293,260
277,846 1
Crown cajtitals and
banking operations .
6,567
6,852
5,366
4,300
25,050
Crown's part in private
railways .
4,161
6,822
2,376
3,636
2,657
4. Redemption of Land : —
Liberated serfs .
42,802
40,100
42,124
40,626
37,544
Crown peasants .
56,192
52,719
59,173
56,320
50,975
5. Miscellaneous : —
1 1
Railway debts
30,361
32,644
20,650
15,477
12,631 1
Crown debts
23,149
23,235
30,058
30,983
29,802 ;
Aid from municipali-
1
ties
18,730
19,397
18,655
15,528
16,380 '■
Military contribution .
3,523
2,859
2,4.53
1,930
2,358
Various
11,971
7,842
7,267
6,547
8,164
Total ordinary revenue .
1,031,490
1,145,352
1,244,362
1,368,719
1,416,386
(Out of it in gold) . i
101,381' 117,579
115,330
139,419
