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capital of this fund—namely, for the financial year 1933-34, the yield of the estate duty
and the duty on donations, estimated at 25 million crowns, and, for the current year, in
addition to the yield of these same duties, an extraordinary tax on income and property
which is estimated to produce 8 million crowns. As a sum of 3 million crowns has been
added to the above amounts, the total sum available for amortisation purposes during
the current year will be 36 million crowns. If the proceeds of the above-named sources
of revenue are allocated to the same purpose in future years, it is anticipated that the
amortisation of the credits financed by loan for the financial years 1933-34 and 1934-35
will be completed in 1940.
Unemployment budget.—The class of credits allocated for the financial year 1933-34
to the relief of unemployment, and financed as stated above, has been grouped in the
present survey under the head “ unemployment budget ”. The other credits in the
State budget come under the head “ ordinary budget ”. Consequently, the unemployment
budget, in the sense in which it is used here, appears for the first time in the State budget
for 1933-34. It is also found in the State budget for 1934-35. It should be noted,
however, that credits corresponding to those contained in the unemployment budget,
but for inconsiderable amounts, already figure in the ordinary budget for one or more
of the financial years 1929-30 to 1932-33. This applies, for instance, to the credits—
mentioned in the previous section—which were voted for each of the financial years
1931-32 and 1932-33 for the execution of “ anticipatory ” works for the relief of
unemployment, and to the credit provided in the budget for the year 1931-32 for occasional
works for the upkeep of private forests.
Table of credits.—Table 1 relates to credits available, during the period covered by
the present survey, for the execution of public works. It also includes credits earmarked
for the relief of unemployment which could not be described as credits for public works.
The sums have been entered in round figures, so that they may be shown in hundreds.
The following observations are also called for with regard to this table.
During the financial years 1929-30 to 1932-33, sums allocated to “ reserve ” works
and to unemployment pay or allowances in respect of rent, the organisation of courses,
the voluntary labour service, etc., were charged to a credit in the ordinary budget known
as the “ unemployment relief ” credit. It was not until the financial year 1933-34 tliat
a special credit for such works was voted for the first time, while expenditure for the
other purposes mentioned above continued to be charged to the unemployment relief
credit. The latter was still included in the ordinary budget, whereas the special credit
was inserted in the unemployment budget. Consequently, columns 5 and 9 added
together show the sums available for each of the financial years 1929-30 to 1932-33 under
the unemployment relief credit.