III. THE BUDGET FOR THE FEDERAL PROGRAM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1947/ RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SPECIFIC FEDERAL ACIVITIES./ 2. AFTERMATH OF WAR./ (b) For interest: Interest payments on the public debt are estimated at 5 billion dollars in the fiscal year 1947, an increase of 250 million dollars from the revised estimate for the current fiscal year. This increase reflects chiefly payment of interest on additions to the debt this year.