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Tile french Budget There has, for many
years, been most extraordinary increase in the
expenses of the French government. Napoleon,
when his empire included all Holland, part of
Germany and Italy and contained 43 600 900 of
subjects, managed his affairs with an annual reve-
nue. of 700.000,o00 OF francs. The Boulbons,
after they returned, in 1915, soon run it up 10
l.000000.000 of francs, but then, they had to pay
of The contributions levied by the allies, and in-
demnify the emigrants, for their confscated es-
thtcs. The expenses however, after they had
done all this still continued to increase and new
loans. from time to time, added to the debt and
when they were expelled in 1880 the budget was
upwards 1, 100000 600 of fiancs or more than 200
millions of dollars Since then il has continued
steadily and annually to increase and we now
perceive that the budget for lS4S amounts to the
enormous sum of l,544,O73 627 francs, or three
hundred millions of dollars. The English budget
is about esq, 600, 600 ster Iing-the above French
budget E62 900, ,OO0-under Napoleon. estimating o
his subjects at 43 millions, the budget was about
sixteen francs each--under the Bourbons, with 80
mill of subjects. it was about thirty.five francs
each; and under Louis Philippe, with 35 mil.


lions OF people, it is about forty-lhree francs-be-
ing upwards of eight dollars each The people
OF the United States are taxed by the general gov
ernment, only about one dollar and fifty CENTS
each; besides which, however, they pay State
taxes, which, in many States. is even more than
the amount paid to the national treasury "G-o,j


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