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Although the separate cash account will no longer exist, the Department will continue to publish its normal commercial accounts, and in this way the full cost of State forest activities will still be readily available. Summary, 1948-49 Summarizing the budgetary position we arrive at the following:— Receipts Taxation— £ £ Customs .. .. .. .. .. 22,000,000 Beer duty .. .. .. .. .. 4,375,000 Sales tax .. .. .. .. .. 15,750,000 Film-hire tax .. .. .. .. .. 130,000 Highways .. .. .. .. .. 3,125,000 Stamp duty .. .. .. .. .. 9,200,000 Land-tax .. .. .. .. .. 900,000 Income-tax .. .. .. .. .. 40,800,000 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 65,000 96,345,000 Interest .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,123,000 Profits of trading undertakings .. .. .. 2,177,000 Departmental receipts .. .. .. .. 11,222,000 18,522,000 £114,867,000 Expenditure Permanent Appropriations— Debt services— £ £ £ Interest and management .. 17,585,000 Eepayment .. .. .. 5,183,000 22,768,000 Other special Acts .. .. .. .. 3,058,000 25,826,000 Annual votes — Social Security .. .. .. .. .. 15,000,000 Other Social Services .. .. .. ..21,789,000 Armed Services .. .. .. .. .. 11,666,000 Stabilization .. .. .. .. .. 11,615,000 Other votes .. .. .. .. .. 27,677,000 87,747,000 Total expenditure as per main estimates .. .. .. 113,573,000 Supplementary Estimates and contingencies .. .. .. 1,294,000 £114,867,000

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