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Allowing for all the adjustments referred to, the following table gives estimated receipts and expenditure under main headings for 1947-48: —- Receipts Taxation— £ £ Customs .. .. .. .. .. 20,300,000 Beer duty .. .. .. .. .. 4,370,000 Sales tax .. .. .. .. .. 15,300,000 Film hire .. .. .. .. .. 130,000 Highways .. .. .. .. .. 3,300,000 Stamp duty .. .. .. .. .. 9,000,000 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. 950,000 Income-tax .. .. .. .. .. 35,500,000 National security tax .. .. .. .. 760,000 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 100,000 89,710,000 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,500,000 Profits of trading undertakings .. .. .. 2,160,000 Departmental receipts .. .. .. .. 11,490,000 19,150,000 £108,860,000 Expenditure Permanent Appropriations — £ £ £ Debt services— Interest and management .. .. 18,215,000 Repayment .. .. .. 4,567,000 22,782,000 Other special Acts .. .. .. .. 740,000 23,522,C00 Annual votes' — Social Security .. .. .. .. .. 16,000,000 Other Social Services .. .. .. .. 18,986,000 Armed Services .. .. .. .. .. 10,134,000 Stabilization .. .. .. .. .. 13,459,000 Other votes .. .. .. .. .. 23,415,000 81,994,000 Total expenditure as per Main Estimates .. .. .. 105,516,000 Additional costs arising out of Arbitration Court's decision— Increased subsidy to Hospital Boards .. .. 210,000 Increased war pensions .. .. .. .. 140,000 Increases in departmental votes for wage and salary increases and for stores .. .. .. .. 2,000,000 2,350,000 Supplementary Estimates and contingencies .. .. .. 994,000 £108,860,000

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