BRITAIN’S FINANCES

Evening Star, Issue 21811, 29 August 1934, Page 7

BRITAIN’S FINANCES

RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE COMPARATIVE FIGURES (British Official Wireless.) Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright* RUGBY,(August 28. (Received August 29, at noon.) The Exchequer returns show that tha total ordinary revenue collected last week amounted to £10,411,267, and that the ordinary expenditure incurred was £6,545,951. As compared with last year, the receipts into the Treasury are well maintained. The inland revenue for the current financial year up to August 25 amounted to £92,628,000. On the corresponding date of last year the total was £89,720,800. Income tax receipts represent a large item in this figure, and amount to £44,208,000. This is an increase of £6,580,000 on last year’s figures. The receipts from estate duties to date at £35,040,000 are, however* over £3,000,000 lower thau at the corresponding date last year. Customs and Excise receipts, which during tha current financial year have s if far yielded £115,969,000, are oyer £2,000,000 more than at the corresponding date of 1933.

Excluding self-balancing revenue, tha total of ordinary _ revenue from all sources for the period April 1 to August 25 of the current year amounts to £228,416,413, as compared with the figure of £232,205,529 received into the Exchequer in the corresponding period of 1933. The total ordinary expenditure to date is £271,093,281. Tim comparative figure last year was £2CS,876,158,