miscellaneous taxes.
IV. How the French supply themselves may be seen by the following statement:353
French Budget, 1881.
[In millions and tenths of millions.]
| Receipts: | |
|---|---|
| Direct taxes | $75.9 |
| Similar taxes | 4.7 |
| Registry, stamps, etc | 135.1 |
| Forests | 7.6 |
| Customs (and salt duty $3.5) | 65.4 |
| Indirect taxes (including tobacco) | 209.7 |
| Post-Office and telegraph | 27.2 |
| Miscellaneous | 29.8 |
| Total receipts | $555.4 |
| Expenditures: | |
|---|---|
| Public debt, etc. | $249.0 |
| General functions of the ministries | 243.7 |
| Administrative expenses, cost of revenue collections, etc. | 58.5 |
| Miscellaneous | 3.5 |
| Total expenditures | $554.7 |
The direct taxes